Co-regulation

Nervous systems syncing enough that calm becomes contagious and Parts feel safer to soften.

Description

Before insight, offer safety. Breath, tone, pacing, posture: all signal “no threat.” Co-regulation is the social scaffolding that lets Self-energy show up.

What Co-regulation is NOT:

Fixing someone; smothering; “just relax.”

Examples:

Therapist slows speech and your jaw unclenches.
Partner places a hand on your back; the Critic quiets.
Group hums together before parts work.

see also:

Self-energy; Window of Tolerance; Corrective Emotional Experience (CEE); Mindfulness; Attachment