Episode Highlights With Jess

• How she trained in adventure therapy and learned to race dog sleds
• What adventure therapy is and how it can be helpful
• Resilience is being adaptable in the face of stress and how to nurture this
• The nervous system is very hungry
• What biological resilience is and how to increase it
• Lack of nourishment sends a signal of being unsafe to the body and can deplete resilience
• How focusing on the root cause specific to anxiety can lead to parents and children feeling stuck
• What she means by the cyclone of stress
• Her model for nervous system health
• Understanding the five core nourishment needs and limiting the five core stressors
• The hidden stressors that send messages of threat to the nervous system
• How genetics come into play in mood and behavior and how understanding them can help parents
• Sleep issues are also connected to safety and nervous system health
• What a lack of sleep can indicate and how to help kids through it
• Importance of approaching these factors with curiosity and help kids take agency from their own health as they get older

Resources We Mention

• Jess Sherman - Website
• Jess Sherman - Instagram
• Raising Resilience: take the stress out of feeding your family and love your life: 36 ways to help your kids relax, learn and grow by Jess Sherman
• Nutrition Genome
• Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne