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The Guided Self-Attunement Series
A five-part audio series to help you reconnect with your own nervous system. So you can show up for your child from a place of genuine regulation rather than sheer determination.
Why it's so important to start with you
Your child's nervous system is constantly reading yours. Not your words, not your intentions, but your actual physiological state. When you are regulated, your body sends genuine signals of safety that your child's nervous system can orient toward. This is what co-regulation means in practice, and it's why your own nervous system health is not a luxury or an afterthought. It is the foundation of everything.
Parenting a high-needs child asks more of your nervous system than most parenting resources ever acknowledge. The sustained alertness, the emotional labour, the need to hold steady in moments of intensity, all of it accumulates. And most parents carry that accumulation without ever being given tools to address it.
These five sessions are those tools.
Grounded in the science of Polyvagal Theory and designed to fit into real life, they offer you a genuine starting point for nervous system regulation that you can return to again and again, with or without your child nearby, in the middle of an ordinary day.
What is self-attunement?
Self-attunement is the practice of learning to notice what is happening inside your body, emotions, and nervous system.
It is not about analysing yourself or trying to get everything “right.”
It is about slowly building the capacity to listen inward, recognise your signals, and respond to yourself with more steadiness and care.
For parents of children with neurodivergent profiles, high needs, or sensitive nervous systems, this can be especially important. When family life is intense, your attention can become focused almost entirely on everyone else’s needs, reactions, and emotional state.
This series gives you space to gently return to yourself.
What’s included
Welcome to the Guided Self-Attunement Series
An introduction to the programme and how to approach the recordings.
Day 1: Understanding Your Nervous System
A foundational session to help you begin recognising your nervous system states and how they may show up in daily life.
Day 2: Rant to Release
A guided practice to help move pressure, frustration, and emotional charge through your system in a safe and intentional way.
Day 3: Touchstones
A practice for identifying simple anchors that can help you feel more connected, steady, and present.
Day 4: Ventral Anchors
A guided exercise to help you recognise and strengthen cues of safety, connection, and regulation.
Day 5: Amplifying Glimmers
A practice for noticing and expanding small moments of goodness, relief, connection, or ease.
What’s Next
Guidance on how to continue using the recordings and reflections beyond the first five days.
This guided series is for you if:
• You are parenting a high-needs child and feel the weight of that in your body even when things are going relatively well
• You know that your own regulation matters but haven't yet found a practical way to prioritise it
• You're curious about Polyvagal Theory and want to understand what it actually means for your day-to-day experience
• You find yourself reacting in ways you don't want to and want to build more capacity to respond instead
• You sense the answer is deeper, but can’t quite reach it
• You're looking for something grounded in science that doesn't require perfect conditions or a lot of time
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your qualifications?
Breathwork Mastery Practitioner in training
Emotional Processing and Nervous System Regulation Practitioner
Holistic Counsellor
Polyvagal Certificate - Polyvagal Institute
Neurodivergent mother of PDA autistic child
Is this suitable if my child has a PDA profile?
Yes. This workshop is specifically designed for parents of children with a PDA profile, where traditional approaches often don’t work. The focus is on nervous system safety, which sits underneath all behaviour.
What if I’ve already tried interventions and therapies but they haven't worked?
That’s exactly who this is for.
Most parents who come to this workshop have already read the books, tried the strategies, and are still feeling stuck. This isn’t about adding more techniques — it’s about addressing what sits underneath them.
Do I need any experience with breathwork or nervous system work?
No. You don’t need any prior experience.
Everything is guided in a simple, accessible way. You just need to show up and be willing to participate
What actually happens during the session?
You’ll be guided through an understanding of how your child’s nervous system works, how your own responses are shaped, and why in the moment strategies alone don’t land.
The core of the session is a guided breathwork practice so you can experience a real shift — not just understand it.
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