Practice these physical, cognitive, and emotional strategies to feel more in control when dysregulation threatens.

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It’s easy to remember the version of myself that used to unravel quietly. Not publicly, not in spectacular fits—but in smaller, subtler abandonments. I didn’t throw things. I disappeared. I’d mute ...

Years ago, I hired my first employee. Things went well at first. I was so happy to be able to hand off those boring, tedious tasks and no longer worry about them. But that feeling didn’t last. Early ...

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