The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma}
Formerly the Parenting after Trauma podcast, internationally recognized children's mental health expert Robyn Gobbel decodes the most baffling behaviors for parents of kids with vulnerable nervous systems. If you're parenting a child who has experienced trauma or toxic stress or a child with a neuroimmune disorder, sensory processing, or other nervous system vulnerability, this show will let you know you are not alone. You can stop playing behavior whack-a-mole because Robyn offers you tools that actually work.
You can become your child's expert, feel more confident as a parent, and bring more connection and clarity into your family.
Educators, therapists, coaches and consultants- you too can learn all about what behavior really is and become more effective at helping the families you support. You can love your work again!
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma}
EP 234: Polyvagal Theory, Hope, Dysregulation, and Repair
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What if dysregulation isn’t the problem?
I know I know- that’s really hard to wrap our brain around! At least, it was for me.
In this episode, I continue the conversation from last week’s interview with Deb Dana and take a deeper dive into one of her most powerful insights: that dysregulation is simply part of being human—and it’s the absence of repair that becomes the real challenge.
But I think for parents of kids with big, baffling behaviors, we need to pause and explore that a little more. Because- in your home- dysregulation is a real problem!!!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why dysregulation is a natural part of being human, and how polyvagal theory reframes it with compassion and hope
- The difference between dysregulation itself and the behaviors that can emerge from it
- How offering repair—even when it isn’t received—can create powerful shifts in your child’s nervous system and in your own
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Polyvagal Theory as a Path to Hope: Regulation, Repair, and Connection with guest Deb Dana {EP 233}
- The Club – my online parent community with resources, events, and connections!!!!
- The Attachment Series - eBook
- Free Resource Library
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/polyvagalhope
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