Returning to Us
Parenting and educating children is one of the greatest experiences in life, but it comes with plenty of emotionally draining challenges. Join behavioral health specialist Lauren Spigelmyer each week as she discusses strategies and tips for how to hack your brain, build and strengthen relationships, and teach people how to recognize and neutralize their emotional states. If you aren’t happy with a child’s behavior, are feeling stressed out, or just want to learn more about emotions and the brain, then this show is for you.
Episodes
164 episodes
Window of Tolerance
In this episode Lauren re-visits her framework for helping kids recognize emotional dysregulation. Emotions are abstract and recognizing the spectrum of emotions can be hard, especially for kiddos who have so many stimuli that can knock th...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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16:32
Regulation Strategies to Use Right Now
If you haven't listened yet, go back and listen to the past 2 episodes of this series on going back to the basics of emotional regulation. Today Lauren is giving us strategies for how to up or down regulate on the spot - in the moment that the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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12:35
Creating a Calm Down Space
In this second episode of this re-introduction to the Returning To Us series, Lauren walks through how to build and use a calm down quiet space in your home or classroom. In the last episode, Lauren strategies for recognizing and categorizing e...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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14:51
Teaching Emotional Regulation to Toddlers
In this new series Lauren is going back to the beginning for some re-introductions. From how she got her start with The Behavior Hub to her current role with the University of Pennsylvania, Lauren walks us through her growth as an expert in the...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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19:47
Children's Storybooks on Abuse (Part 3)
In the final installment of Lauren's series on books that help kids deal with hard topics, she's sharing 4 more books. In this episode, Lauren gives an overview of each book and her recommendations for adapting it to kids in different age group...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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31:48
Children's Storybooks on Abuse (Part 2)
In this second installment of Lauren's series on books that help kids deal with hard topics, she's sharing 4 more books. In this episode, Lauren gives an overview of each book and her recommendations for adapting it to kids in different age gro...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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26:40
Children's Storybooks on Abuse (Part 1)
This is the first episode of a review series where Lauren introduces children's books that address topics like private parts, abuse, and anxiety. In this episode, Lauren gives an overview of each book and her recommendations for adapting it to ...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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18:17
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 7)
Annnnd....she's back! After taking July off to enjoy the summer, Lauren is back with the final installment of emotional regulation strategies. So far Lauren has shared over 30 emotional regulation tools that you can use to build your toolbox. I...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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19:35
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 6)
For the past 6 weeks, Lauren has shared close to 30 emotional regulation tools that you can use to build your toolbox. If you missed them, go back and listen to episodes 1-5 so that you can start curating a list of strategies that work for the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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18:25
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 5)
Lauren is back with 5 more regulation strategies that you can try with the kiddos in your life! For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week. In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strate...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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17:32
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 4)
Lauren is back with 5 more regulation strategies that you can try with the kiddos in your life! For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week. In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strate...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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16:39
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 3)
Lauren is back with 5 more regulation strategies that you can try with the kiddos in your life! For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week. In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strate...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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17:42
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 2)
Lauren is back with 5 more regulation strategies that you can try with the kiddos in your life! For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week. In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strate...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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18:57
From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 1)
Today is the first day of a 6 week series on regulation strategies. For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week! In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strategy works to regulate and the...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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21:57
Calming & Coping Mechanisms RE-RELEASE
We are kicking off a new mini-series on regulation strategies, so we're reviving this episode from 2021 as a way to get you in the right headspace for the next couple of episodes.In this episode, Lauren walks us through the 2 strategies...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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14:35
Changing the Culture of Childhood Abuse
We're taking a break from our micro-wellness series because the current culture around child abuse has been weighing on Lauren's heart and she didn't want to go another day without talking about it.In this episode, Lauren is talking abo...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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32:51
Finding Balance in Your Life
The past few episodes have given you 5 minute micro-practices that you can add into your daily schedule to improve your physical and mental health. In this episode, Lauren focuses on how to use these micro-practices and micro-steps to achieve m...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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21:00
5 Minute Meditation
Today we're switching gears for our micro-practices series, we've been focusing on the physical body but today we're going to shift focus to the mind. In this episode Lauren talks about the benefits of meditation and how you can start to add me...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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16:45
HIIT Workout in 5 minutes or Less
In today's installment of our micro practices series, we're giving you an opportunity to level up the 5 minute workout routines we've been doing. Lauren is walking us through a high intensity interval (HIIT) workout that will help you improve c...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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20:22
Low-Impact Workout in 5 Minutes or Less
In today's installment of our micro practices series, Lauren walks us through a 5 minute low intensity workout. This workout may feel slightly easier than the other workouts we've shared, but these exercises are still extremely beneficial. Plus...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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19:21
Rest to Sweat in 5 Minutes
Today we're continuing our series on workouts that can improve your body in 5 minutes. It is so important to maintain muscular strength as you age. Adding even 5 minutes of strength training to your day can help with mental health, stress...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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15:27
The 5-Minute Workout
Today Lauren is switching it up! She's noticed that her students and colleagues are feeling drained and exhausted. They've been talking a lot about well-being, self care, and stress management. Strength training, even for just 5 minutes...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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26:17
Tiny Habits: Flow State, Be More Like Your Children
This is the third installment of out Tiny Habits series. Our focus is on helping you create micro stress management habits that will fit easily into your busy life.In this episode, Lauren walks us through the importance of flow state (o...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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12:23