All Episodes
Holding Space with Julia — 55 episodes
Episode #55 – Everyday Regulation: Bringing Nervous System Calm into Daily Life
Episode #54 – When Your Child Keeps Calling "Mom… Mom… Mom…"
Episode #53 – When Your Partner Gets Defensive: Responding with Curiosity, Not Criticism
Episode #52 – The Power of Attunement When Your Partner Is Overwhelmed
Episode #51 Setting Boundaries Without Rupturing Connection
Episode #50 How to Handle Repeated Requests (When You've Already Said No)
Episode #49 – The Role of Co-Regulation During Transitions
Episode #48 When Your Child Won't Go to Sleep: A Nervous System Perspective
Episode #47 – Managing Morning Chaos: Bringing Nervous System Calm to the Rush
Episode #46 — Listening Beneath the Behaviour: Behaviour as Memory & Motion
Episode #45 — The Child Freeze Response: Completing Stress Cycles Through Safety & Play
Episode #44 — "Manipulative" Behaviours: Adaptations for Connection Under Threat
Episode #43 — "You Don't Love Me": Attachment Protest as a Safety Check
Episode #42 — The "Ignore Me" Response: When Withdrawal Becomes Protection
Episode #41 — Sibling Rivalry Through a Regulation Lens
Episode #40 — The Connection Behind Clinginess
Episode #39 Is It Defiance… or a Fight for Agency?
Episode #38 Why "Selective Hearing" Might Actually Be Dysregulation
Episode # 37 – From Conflict to Connection: Repair as the Root of Safety
Episode #36 – How to Repair After Rupture
Episode # 35 – When Your Child Hits You: Responding Without Shame
Episode #34 – When Your Child Refuses to Listen: Shifting from Control to Connection
Episode # 33 – When Your Child Lies: A Nervous System View of Truth and Safety
Episode #32 Why Your Partner's Shutdown Might Be a Stress Response, Not Disinterest
Episode #31 When Your Child Says 'I Hate You!
Episode #30 Flipping Your Lid – And What to Do Next
Episode #29 Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain
Episode # 28 Going Deeper with Julia
Episode 27: From Behaviour to Connection: A Nervous System Lens
Episode 26: Recovering After a Rupture
Episode 25: "I'm Not My Parent… But Sometimes I Still Lose It"
Episode 24: "Good Parents Never Yell"… and Other Myths
Episode 23: From Chaos to Clarity: Calming a Dysregulated Home or Classroom
Episode 22: What to Do When You Feel Like You're Failing as a Parent
Episode 21: When Our Kids' Feelings Trigger Our Own
Episode 20: Kids' Behaviour is Communication, Not Manipulation
Episode 19: The "I Am" Sessions
Why Play Is the Language of Healing
Sand Tray Therapy: The Stories Beneath the Surface
A Tour of the Playroom Zones
When Kids Repeat the Same Game: What Does It Mean?
The Power of Symbolic Play (and Why It Matters)
What a Play Therapist Is Really Watching For
Why Children Don't Need to Talk to Heal
The Difference Between Play and Therapeutic Play
What Is Non-Directive Play Therapy
The Power of "I Feel" in Building Trust & Calm
A Vulnerable Check In & What's Ahead
The Feelings Wheel
Why We Shut Down When Emotions Aren't Welcomed
What Does Emotional Safety Really Feel Like?
Mirror Neurons and the Magic of Calm Presence
Co-Regulation vs Self-Regulation: What's the Difference?
Name It to Tame It: A Nervous System Tool for Kids & Adults
Using Emotional Language- When We Say "I'm Upset"