In Part 2 of our three-part conversation series, Linda Garofallou and Susan Hopkins dive into something we often overlook when stress is high: the power of returning to the basics. Food. Sleep. Rhythm. Breath. Touch. These simple anchors can help both adults and children find steadiness when the world feels anything but steady.
Linda shares profound insights from her work with families—showing how warmth, connection, and predictable routines can calm the nervous system and support better sleep and emotional balance. From soothing foot rubs to the science behind how giving touch can lower our own stress, this episode is filled with practical strategies parents and caregivers can use right away.
Susan brings in the Self-Reg lens, highlighting how behaviours—ours and our children’s—are often stress responses, not failures. Together, they explore how listening (even through touch), slowing down, and creating small moments of safety can make all the difference.
Watch Part 2 below to learn how nurturing touch and simple daily rhythms can help you and the children you care for restore, reconnect, and truly exhale.
