Regulation is the nervous system’s experience of safety. Regulation is having all the resources I need to meet the demands of my internal and external worlds.

Whether you're a parent, a helping professional, or navigating sensory differences yourself, this episode offers language and tools to notice overwhelm sooner and build recovery on solid ground.

Hosts Carrie Schmitt and Robyn Chu discuss the journey from overwhelm to regulation and how our sensory systems support a felt sense of safety. This episode explores what overwhelm actually feels like in the body, why it's an adaptive nervous system response rather than a personal failure, and why "just calm down" tends to add stress instead of relieving it.

You'll hear practical ways to turn sensory input up or down to move toward regulation, why auditory, visual, and touch inputs are the most common sources of overwhelm, and how small adaptations make a real difference. Robyn and Carrie also reframe dysregulation as communication, not defiance, and close on the foundation everything rests on: sleep, nutrition, movement, and safety.

Sensation as the Source of Wisdom in the Body

With Hosts: Carrie Schmitt and Robyn Chu

Episode: 2

Show Description

Interoception is the wisdom inside of our bodies.

Chapters

00:12 Introduction to Sensory Wellness

01:13 The Mind-Body Connection

09:14 Understanding Interoception

17:35 Interoception and Wellness

20:53 Regulation and Decision Making

29:09 Navigating Overlap in Episodes

29:09 Understanding Interoception and Its Impact

32:49 The Role of Trauma in Body Awareness

36:42 Adaptive Responses to Body Signals

39:10 Curiosity and Self-Discovery in Sensation

43:03 Practicing Interoception: A Guided Moment

Sensory Health Is Human Health: Why Our Nervous Systems Matter.

With Hosts: Carrie Schmitt and Robyn Chu

Episode: 1

Show Description

We are sensory beings. Learn what sensory health means, the neuroscience behind it, and small ways to support it daily.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sensory Health

06:13 Understanding Sensory Processing and Integration

14:14 The Neuroscience of Sensory Processing

20:26 The Continuum of Sensory Processing

31:23 Sensory Health Across the Lifespan

39:32 Practical Applications of Sensory Awareness