We can’t punish our way into regulation.
And we shouldn’t be treating safety like it’s optional.

#education #coRegulation #traumainformed #publicschool #neurodiversity

Bring in behavior & relationship coaches.
Pay them like math coaches.
Give teachers more than charts and consequences.

They’re a warning sign that we’ve given teachers no real tools to support dysregulated students.

Kids in crisis don’t need containment. They need connection.
Teachers in burnout don’t need compliance strategies. They need co-regulation training.⬇️

We begin, not with correction — but with presence.

Walk with me?

📖 Read the full letter on Substack:
“Before Anything Else, Safety”

(link in bio)

#NorthOfBecoming #TheFoundationOfSafety #BehaviorAsCommunication #GentleLeadership #SubstackWriters

💭 Daily reflections on co-regulation and behavior
🧠 Trauma-informed insights for caregivers + educators
📓 A free reflection journal to support your week
🌱 Reframes, not rigid strategies

💌 Watch for the full post this week on Substack.
(And bring tea. It’s a soft one.)

#NorthOfBecoming #ComingSoon #TheFoundationOfSafety #SubstackWriters #GentleParenting #TraumaInformed #BehaviorAsCommunication

There is one thing every nervous system is asking:
Am I safe here?

This new letter is a quiet return to the beginning —
not where the problem starts, but where healing begins.
Where connection begins.
Where we begin again.