Dr. Marielle Bouquet

You can actually do it right in the moment when you wake up as you're making the pancakes for the kids.

You can, you know, just start reciting.

different affirmations for yourself.

I'm going to be very gentle with myself today.

I'm going to do the very best that I can in parenting my kids from a place that feels warm and caring, right?

Like you can just affirm yourself along the way.

As you're driving to work, you can do some deep breathing.

When you're at work and you're placing your meal in the microwave, you can breathe some more, right?

You can do some light stretches in your office chair.

On your way back from work, you can talk to someone that actually helps you to feel calmer, someone who feels safe, someone who loves you, right?

All of these things can be just added into what's already happening in your day.

And I like them to be because when we ask people to completely step outside of their schedule, they're less likely to do the thing, right?

And what we want...

is for you to have success in this healing journey, for you to feel like you are accomplishing the very first task of generational healing, which is that nervous system regulation.

And all of those different practices throughout the day can be really helpful towards that goal.

How come?

Well, because a lot of those moments are engaging a ventral vagal response in your nervous system, or they're helping by way of almost kind of like narrative reclaiming or narrative therapy, also helping your stress response to be regulated.

So any way you cut it, it's coming right back to the nervous system.

I love this.

My favorite, favorite movement is rocking.