Today we’ll wrap up Lena’s story with learning about how her interoception processing differences impede her ability to self regulate, and how her parents can support her. If you want to catch up on parts 1-3, click here and scroll through each post.    So far, we’ve talked about why transit...

    If you looked at the definition of “marches to the beat of her own drum”, you’d see a photo of 6 year old Lena. You could bet money that at any time during the day, you’d see her climbing, hanging, jumping, laughing uncontrollably, making potty jokes, or doing anything but what was just aske...

  When Mina’s parents first reached out to me, they weren’t in crisis mode, but they were definitely carrying the weight of months (maybe years) of trying to “figure it out” on their own. I know firsthand how jolting it can feel when you look up one day and realize you’ve been in survival mode f...