Dr. Stuart Shanker at The MEHRIT Centre’s Self-Reg Institute in Toronto

The self-control mindset, which is deeply embedded in Western culture, can result in various “cognitive blinders”. This can make it difficult, if not impossible, to recognize the signs of stress and see the real stressors that are often behind the “misbehaviours” that are seemingly caused by poor self-control. This class explores how Self-Reg can help us “pull back the veil” created by the self-control mindset. This will enable us to use the steps of Self-Reg to understand ourselves, our children and other people more deeply and respond to the stresses that become visible when our cognitive blinders are removed.