You cannot calm a meltdown if your own nervous system is on fire.
Parenting a neurodivergent child often means living inside a storm of sensory overload, explosive emotions, and constant guilt. But it's not your fault-and you are not failing. Your biology is overwhelmed.
THE SOMATIC PARENT teaches you how to regulate your own nervous system so you can help stabilize your child's. Instead of focusing on "fixing" behaviors, this book shows you how to shift your body out of fight-or-flight, stop the meltdown loop, and create safety through co-regulation.
In This Book, You Will Learn:
- Why your child's meltdowns trigger your survival responses
- How to break the cycle of yelling, guilt, and overwhelm
- 90-second somatic resets you can use in the middle of a tantrum
- How to use tone, breath, and posture to signal safety (Vagal Braking)
- How to handle touch overload and sensory fatigue as a parent
- Somatic tools for repairing connections after conflict
- Daily nervous-system practices designed for exhausted parents
Grounded in polyvagal theory, somatic psychology, and trauma-informed parenting, THE SOMATIC PARENT gives you practical tools you can use immediately-even on the hardest days.
You don't need to be a perfect parent.
You only need to be a regulated one. Your calm body becomes your child's anchor-and the transformation starts with you.
