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Most of us grew up being told to "calm down," "get it together," or "stop overreacting" — as if emotional dysregulation were a character flaw or a choice. It isn't. It's a nervous system state. And once you understand what's actually happening in the body when regulation breaks down, a lot of things about yourself and the people around you start to make a lot more sense. At Cascadia Healing & Integration, emotional regulation is not just a goal we set for clients — it's the b

If you've ever wondered why years of talking about something painful didn't make the pain go away — you're not alone, and you're not broken. The answer may have less to do with your mind and everything to do with your body. Trauma isn't just a memory — it's a physiological state that can become lodged in the nervous system. Much of that understanding draws on the foundational work of Dr. Peter Levine, a biophysicist and psychologist who spent decades studying why humans strug