People ask me all the time: "How do I know when I'm regulated?"
Here's what it actually feels like:
You can receive a compliment without deflecting.
You can sit with success without waiting for the other shoe to drop.
You can be seen without needing to shrink.
You can hold desire without shame.
You can rest without feeling guilty.
You can say no without over-explaining.
You can receive money, love, recognition... and your body doesn't freak out.
Regulation isn't "calm all the time."
It's capacity to hold the full range of human experience without your nervous system pulling you into survival mode.
That's the difference.
What does regulation feel like for YOU? Or what do you hope it will feel like?