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Children don’t learn regulation from instructions.They learn it from co-regulation.Your calm nervous system is the inter...
02/25/2026

Children don’t learn regulation from instructions.
They learn it from co-regulation.

Your calm nervous system is the intervention.

Here’s the sunset tonight. Days are getting longer than before. Which made me think:Seasons don’t ask permission to chan...
02/25/2026

Here’s the sunset tonight. Days are getting longer than before. Which made me think:
Seasons don’t ask permission to change 🌅
Winter softens, light lingers longer, and spring quietly reminds us that nothing stays the same forever.

If you’re coming out of a heavy season, let this be your sign: hope doesn’t arrive all at once — it shows up gradually, like the sun staying a little longer each night.

Here’s to transition, tenderness, and trusting what’s beginning to bloom. 🌱

02/23/2026

In this episode of Therapists Unplugged, therapists Katie Gerwel and Emily McCarty explore why trauma isn’t always a single event. They explain that trauma is defined by the nervous system’s response to overwhelm, lack of safety, and lack of support—not by how “big” the experience appears from the outside.
Katie and Emily discuss how cumulative stress can build over time and impact the brain and body. They also unpack why people often minimize their experiences and how trauma can show up as anxiety, shutdown, people-pleasing, shame, or feeling stuck.

Breathing exercises aren’t about “fixing” emotions.They’re about giving the nervous system a cue of safety.For parents A...
02/23/2026

Breathing exercises aren’t about “fixing” emotions.
They’re about giving the nervous system a cue of safety.

For parents AND kids:
✨ We breathe to feel safer—not to feel perfect.

You don’t have to calm down—just slow down.When we’re dysregulated, the goal isn’t instant calm.It’s slowing the body en...
02/20/2026

You don’t have to calm down—just slow down.

When we’re dysregulated, the goal isn’t instant calm.
It’s slowing the body enough so the nervous system feels safer.
Even one slower breath counts.

✨ For kids: “Let’s make our breath sleepy.”

Try this today:• Take one intentional pause• Lower one expectation• Say no to one unnecessary demandEven small moments o...
02/18/2026

Try this today:
• Take one intentional pause
• Lower one expectation
• Say no to one unnecessary demand

Even small moments of slowing can support emotional regulation—especially during winter.

You don’t need a full reset.
You don't ever need to do this whole list.
Just a moment of stillness.

You’re not behind. It’s winter.If you’re pregnant, postpartum, or parenting young children and feeling like you “should”...
02/16/2026

You’re not behind. It’s winter.

If you’re pregnant, postpartum, or parenting young children and feeling like you “should” be doing more—pause.

Nature is resting.
Your body is tired.
Your nervous system is asking for care.

You’re not unmotivated.
You’re responding appropriately to the season you’re in.

Galentine’s Day isn’t just about friendship—it’s about survival, support, and shared load.Pregnancy and postpartum can f...
02/13/2026

Galentine’s Day isn’t just about friendship—it’s about survival, support, and shared load.

Pregnancy and postpartum can feel isolating, even when you’re surrounded by people.
That’s why community matters so much during the perinatal season.

Your “gang” might be:
• the friend who checks in without fixing
• the mom who gets the 3am texts
• the group that reminds you you’re not failing—you’re adjusting

You don’t have to do this alone.
We were never meant to.

Tag your gang 💗

From a nervous-system perspective, winter can be deeply regulating.Less stimulation.More stillness.More predictability.W...
02/12/2026

From a nervous-system perspective, winter can be deeply regulating.
Less stimulation.
More stillness.
More predictability.

When we allow ourselves to pause, our bodies get a chance to exhale—something especially important for trauma survivors and new parents.

Gentle reminder:
Healing doesn’t always look like doing more.
Sometimes it looks like doing less, on purpose.

Winter doesn’t demand transformation.It offers permission to pause.For many parents—especially those navigating pregnanc...
02/11/2026

Winter doesn’t demand transformation.
It offers permission to pause.

For many parents—especially those navigating pregnancy, postpartum, or loss—winter can magnify exhaustion. Slowing down is not giving up.
It’s regulation.
It’s survival.
It’s wisdom.

What if rest is the work this season?

02/09/2026

In this episode of Therapists Unplugged, hosts and therapists Katie Gerwel and Emily McCarty explore why winter can feel emotionally and physically heavy and how to cope with the season more gently. Through a mental health–centered lens, they normalize seasonal mood shifts, break down the difference between winter blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder, and explain what’s happening in the brain and body when sunlight, routines, and energy change.
Katie and Emily share realistic, accessible coping strategies focused on nervous system support, self-compassion, and redefining productivity during the winter months. They also discuss when it may be helpful to seek additional support and remind listeners that slowing down in winter isn’t a personal failure—it’s a human response to the season.
If winter tends to leave you feeling drained, unmotivated, or disconnected, this episode offers understanding, validation, and practical tools to help you move through the season with more ease. ❄️

02/09/2026

In this episode of Therapists Unplugged, hosts and therapists Katie Gerwel and Emily McCarty explore why winter can feel emotionally and physically heavy and how to cope with the season more gently. Through a mental health–centered lens, they normalize seasonal mood shifts, break down the difference between winter blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder, and explain what’s happening in the brain and body when sunlight, routines, and energy change.
Katie and Emily share realistic, accessible coping strategies focused on nervous system support, self-compassion, and redefining productivity during the winter months. They also discuss when it may be helpful to seek additional support and remind listeners that slowing down in winter isn’t a personal failure—it’s a human response to the season.
If winter tends to leave you feeling drained, unmotivated, or disconnected, this episode offers understanding, validation, and practical tools to help you move through the season with more ease. ❄️

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