Episode 36: A Kids Book About Nervous System Regulation

After today's episode head on over to @therapybookspodcast to learn about our latest giveaway. If you are enjoying these episodes and would like to support the podcast, please leave us a review. *The information shared in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews Dr. Joy Malik-Hasbrook about her book A Kids Book About Nervous System Regulation (affiliate link).   Highlights from this episode include: 2:43 Dr. Joy shares about what the nervous system is made up of and what it is like when we are in a regulated place. 3:4: Dr. Joy shares about polyvagal theory. 7:11 Dr. Joy shares about how this book is meant to be read together, parent and child. 10:19 Dr. Joy shares about the importance of empathy. 10:55 Parents responsibility to regulate their own nervous system. 11:42 Compassion About the author: Dr. Joy Malik-Hasbrook, PsyD (she/her), is a licensed clinical psychologist who helps children feel seen and grownups heal. She provides regulation and resiliency-based parenting support, specializes in neurodiversity assessments with kids, and presents on nervous system regulation and neurodiversity-affirming assessment. She is a mama of 2, a highly sensitive human, and biracial of South Asian Indian/white descent. She values integrating both Asian contemplative practices and contemporary psychology into her work and is committed to anti-oppressive practices. Dr. Joy understands how challenges with dysregulation create more distress. She believes that understanding nervous system regulation leads to compassion and resiliency and that all families should have access to this information—this book is a start! You can connect with Dr. Joy on her website here and on instagram here.