Top-Down, Bottom-Up… and Everything In Between From therapy and cognitive understanding through to nervous systems, biology, sensory experiences and environment, this month we’re exploring the many different ways humans access regulation, support and change. Why do some approaches work brilliantly for one person but not another? Why can insight help sometimes, while other times the body seems to respond before the brain can make sense of it? Come curious. Leave clearer. A Note from Amanda...

What does emotional regulation actually look like in everyday life? From high energy and overwhelm to quiet shutdown, this session explores how regulation shows up differently across people — and how behaviours are often attempts to cope, not problems to fix. Come curious. Leave clearer. A Note from Amanda Welcome to our May event. Tonight, we’re talking about regulation - how it shows up in real life. In our bodies, in our reactions, and in the moments we don’t always have control over....

Why Knowing Doesn’t Equal Doing Daily Functioning, Executive Function & the Regulation Puzzle Ever understood exactly what you needed to do… and still couldn’t do it? Not because you didn’t care. Not because you weren’t trying. Not because you were lazy. Just because executive function works differently under stress. This DISTRACTD Foundations Night is about daily functioning. Why insight doesn’t always lead to action. Why overwhelm, avoidance and stalling show up even when you know better....