Maybe you need a nervous system reset? Seems like many of us do right now. In addition to the election, there are many individual and world stressors that might be bumping us outside our Resilient Zone in this moment).

Try this! Push your hands against the wall.

Pushing our hands against the wall is actually one of the formal “Help Now” Skills, created by the Community Resiliency Model (one of the models I’m trained in.)

What are Help Now Skills, Robyn?

I’m glad you asked. 💕: These are tangible things we can try to help us move toward a grounded state where we are back in our Resilient Zone/Window of Tolerance.

They can be especially helpful when we’re really stressed, dysregulated, triggered, and/or dissociated. They can also be helpful whenever we just need a little help engaging (from a state of hypoarousal) or calming down (from a state of hyperarousal).

I’ve created visuals of the Community Resiliency Model’s 9 formal “Help Now Skills.” I’ll include them here. Feel free to try and see if they help at all!:

Why not try(!)— and see what happens. Using these skills will not eliminate the stressors… but hopefully they’ll help us be present and then help us be able to manage the stressors better. May our emotional health be bouyed, supported and strengthened.

💕, Robyn

For More:

• Help Now Skills are in the category of Resiliency Pause.
• Learn your Resources to calm down and be strengthened, too.
• Try any of the Self-Care tips on this blog!
• Remind ourselves of our truths

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Even though I am an LMFT, the content on this blog is not a substitute for individual therapy nor is it meant to convey specific psychological advice. Rather, it is for educational purposes only. Please reach out on the Therapy with Robyn page if you are interested in exploring more about what therapy with me might look like.