by Susan Hopkins | Jun 24, 2025 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
On one hand, there was the relief. The promise of summer vacation. The sheer need for space and rest. For a break from the “Can I go to the bathroom?” chorus and the thousand times a day someone needed me—for something, anything, everything. After ten months of...
by Susan Hopkins | Jun 17, 2025 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
It’s June here in Canada. For many of us, this is “that” time of year. The final stretch. Field trips, year-end assemblies, transition meetings, report cards. And under it all, this mix of exhaustion, emotion, and a kind of invisible weight that doesn’t quite have a...
by Susan Hopkins | Jun 3, 2025 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
Jayden’s Story Jayden was already waiting in the hallway when I arrived. He wasn’t pacing. He wasn’t yelling. He was folded into himself, hoodie pulled low, hands clenched inside his sleeves. One of the EAs had walked him out of class after he threw a pencil and...
by Susan Hopkins | Apr 24, 2025 | Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg in Schools
A mom told me this story not long ago, and I could practically feel it—because I’ve been there too. Her daughter is sixteen. Funny, sharp, independent. Capable of binge-watching an entire series in two days, writing an essay while texting five people at once, and...
by Susan Hopkins | Apr 17, 2025 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for Parents
It was a Tuesday, I think. One of those days where I was pushing through but not quite present. A little overtired. A little overstimulated. Too many back-to-back meetings, not enough stillness or space. My nervous system was buzzing—tight jaw, shallow breathing, that...
