EP 279: Is There a Behavior Intervention Flowchart??
Show notes
You want the flowchart. Of course you do! If X, then Y would be something to follow when there's no bandwidth left to think it through in the moment. But there isn't a flowchart, and this episode gets into why: stress capacity shifts by the hour, different nervous system states pull different memory networks online, and two nervous systems are shaping each other in real time, not just one. What there is instead is a map. Knowing both how to read it and how to adjust when something unexpected happens is crucial.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why a flowchart for dysregulated behavior is neurobiologically impossible
- Why the strategy that worked yesterday isn't working today
- Why the goal isn't figuring out the exact reason behind a behavior; it's staying curious instead of certain
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Stealing {EP 138} → RobynGobbel.com/stealing
- Lying, Stealing, Regression & Baby Talk {EP 222} → RobynGobbel.com/babytalk
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