How our nervous systems developed through evolution to support surviving and thriving.

The resourcefulness of our nervous systems to protect us through freezing, fighting or fleeing (sympathetic nervous system), and maintaining safety (ventral vagus nerve)

What “safety science” is and how it relates to gauging our environments as safe or unsafe so we can react appropriately

Co-regulation and its role in feeling safe

Oxytocin’s role in helping a mother create safety for a newborn

How intuition supports you physiologically

How to listen inwardly in a noisy outward world

Morning habits that support your ventral vagus nervous system

Self-talk, the “shoulds”, and the resulting dysregulation

Calming the inner voice 

Using breathing techniques to regulate

Why we might do well to replace the word “sleep” with “rest”

Hunter gatherers, bimodal sleep, and polyphasic sleep

Fear, love, and grief

How to move from "must do" to a state of safety/love

Dr. Nerina's 5 non-negotiables for more restful sleep

Cultural differences in night and daytime sleep (and the many factors that impact this

and more