“Affect” refers to your moment by moment experience of your internal bodily sensations. Think of affect on a scale of 1-10, where 1 represents completely numb and shut down and 10 represents panic, rage, or terror. On this scale, 5-6 represents a slight feeling of relaxed excitement—you are alert, present, and attentive. When you become dysregulated, your body’s greatest need is to return to a regulated state in that 5-6 zone. Affect regulation lies at the core of feeling like you can control your insides. Moreover, all dysfunctional ways of being in the world—all addictions and compulsions—are, at their core, attempts at affect regulation. An impaired ability to self-regulate wreaks havoc in interpersonal relationships because, when you become dysregulated, you are no longer present.
160 The Weight of Religious and Spiritual Expectations with Reid Zeller
159 Revisiting the Big Six: What You Needed from Your Parents
158 The Critical Relationship Between Attachment and Affect Regulation
157 What If My Story Isn’t That Bad? Why We All Tend to Minimize Our Wounds
156 Five Objections to Engaging Your Story: A Response
155 Why Engaging Your Story Heals Your Brain
154 What Grief Is, How It Heals, and the Pain of Loneliness with J.S. Park
153 How Your Past Story Affects Your Present Sexuality with Jay Stringer
152 Learning To Live Inside Your Body with Dr. Hillary McBride
151 What To Do With Desire and Dread with Mike Boland
150 Trauma Heals By Connecting With Others
149 Why Listening To Your Body Leads To Healing Part 2
148 The Healing Power of Understanding Your Story with Dan Allender and Cathy Loerzel
147 Why Listening To Your Body Leads To Healing Part 1
146 Triangulation and Misguided Hope with Matthias Roberts
145 How Loneliness Affects The Heart and Mind
144 Embodied Sexuality and Religious/Sexual Trauma with Jenny McGrath
143 Finding Home Again After Religious Trauma with Matthias Roberts
142 Healing From Trauma: The Power of “Being With” Part 2
141 Healing From Trauma: The Power of “Being With” Part 1
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