Falls Psychology Services

11/19/2025

11/14/2025

DBTSkills. Boundaries.

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

DBTSkills. Emotion Regulation Module. More about Anger.
Anger is one of the main emotions that those we benefit from DBT struggle with.

Knowing more about anger can often help us begin to learn to manage it.

11/11/2025

Supporting a child through a meltdown is not just about what we say or do.
It’s also about what is happening inside us.

Our nervous system responds to their overwhelm.
Their panic can trigger our panic.
Their intensity can activate our urgency.
Their distress can stir our own history of not feeling safe.

So before we can co-regulate a young person, we often need to regulate ourselves.
Not perfectly — just enough to stay steady.

This post shares supportive ways to stay regulated as the adult, so that we can be the grounding presence a child’s nervous system is reaching for in the storm.

Because when we are calm, predictable, and connected — the child feels safe enough to return to calm too.

If you’d like a deeper breakdown of every phase of the meltdown cycle — and how to respond at each stage without shame, fear, or urgency — you’ll find the full Timeline of a Meltdown resource via link in comments below ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in Bio.

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11/11/2025

PTSD isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of surviving something too strong.

11/08/2025

11/07/2025

Self care is important

It is of upmost importance that you fill your cup and hold on to your joy and allow yourself to rest. What the world needs right now is as many people connected to their light as possible 🌟💫 Don’t get consumed by fear, it would be a travesty for your light to dim. Others will be using it as a source of hope 💡

11/07/2025

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