Amanda Armstrong

“Children do not have the ability to self-regulate; in fact, most adults are still learning how to do this effectively. This means when a child is having a big emotion or experiencing a difficult situation, they are dependent on a calm and regulated adult to help their system settle and get that reset. When that isn’t available, the nervous system often becomes overwhelmed. Instead of discharging that stress energy, it gets stored in the body. Layer by layer, each time your nervous system is overwhelmed, stress energy gets stored in the body, which creates a chronic state of nervous system dysregulation.”
― Amanda Armstrong, Healing Through the Vagus Nerve: Improve Your Body's Response to Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Trauma Through Nervous System Regulation