Safe Inside Resources
A growing library of tools, explanations, and practices to help you understand and support your nervous system.
Understanding behaviour through the lens of the nervous system can change the way we see ourselves and the people around us.These resources explore key ideas from the Safe Inside™ approach, offering insight into overwhelm, coping patterns, emotional regulation, and neurodivergent nervous systems.
Understanding the three primary nervous system states and how they influence behaviour and emotional regulation.
The Polyvagal Ladder
Recognize • Regulate • Restore
Understanding the three primary nervous system states and how they influence behaviour and emotional regulation.
The Nervous System Stress Cycle
The foundational sequence of the Safe Inside framework for returning the nervous system to safety.
Breathing Practices
Grounding Exercises
Emotional First Aid
Simple breathing techniques that support vagal regulation and nervous system calm.
Practices that help the body reconnect with the present moment.
Practical tools for moments of overwhelm, distress, or emotional dysregulation.
Simple Breathing Practices
Grounding Exercises
Emotional First Aid: Aid Tools
for Moments of Overwhelm
For Individuals
For Parents
For Professionals
Tools to understand your own nervous system patterns.
• Polyvagal Ladder
• Stress Cycle
• Emotional First Aid
Helping children navigate overwhelm and emotional intensity.
• Helping children regulate
• Nervous system overwhelm in kids
• Emotional First Aid tools for children
Trauma-informed nervous system understanding for educators and caregivers.
• Trauma-informed nervous system model
• Regulation in classrooms
• Supporting neurodivergent nervous systems
Emotional First Aid Toolkit
A collection of practical tools designed to help individuals and families respond to overwhelm and emotional stress.
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Rhonda Tournay is a trauma-informed coach and educator specializing in nervous system regulation, neurodivergence, and emotional health — helping individuals, families, and professionals find safety and resilience through the Safe Inside™ Protocol.
