Do you find yourself anxiously ruminating over how to keep your family safe as gun violence seems to rage out of control in the world around you? You’re not alone in this anxiety.

Are you desperate to get off the psychotic merry-go-round of self-blame, intense external pressure, constant risk assessment, and the resulting feelings of profound inadequacy? Yes? You’re not alone.

Another reminder for you (and me!) to breathe…

The fight or flight response is nature’s adaptive way of helping you out in times of extreme distress. But too much of a good thing can become pretty darn bad. Whether it’s because the threat has subsided or that we have to give our nervous system a break despite the chronic presence of stress, we need some go-to strategies for when we’ve been triggered (or activated, to use a less contentious word).