10/22/2026
Emotional regulation isn’t something we’re born knowing how to do. It’s learned in relationship.
When a calm, safe person stays with us through big feelings, our nervous system borrows their steadiness. That’s co-regulation. Over time, and through many repeated moments of feeling safe and supported, we slowly build the ability to settle ourselves.
Self-regulation grows out of co-regulation. We learn it together, again and again 💛