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Ways to keep feelings and energy steady

1. When Gabriel has an unpleasant feeling, remember,

it is just cortisol being released – it is a clever way of his

brain telling him something is not ok and action is

needed.

2. The first skill for him to get good at it self-soothing – we’ll

explore that further next week.

3. By self-soothing, we can calm our brain enough to be able to

problem solve.

4. When calm, help Gabriel to think: “Which of my needs went

wrong for me?”