I specialize in sensory processing, but I talk about regulation a lot. Here’s why: Sense processing and regulation are closely connected. In fact, information about our regulation and our regulatory status depends on sensory processing. Sensory processing is our nervous system’s…
Two nervous systems. One shared rhythm.
Think back to a time you held a calm, fed, rested infant. There’s a softness that comes over the moment. Eyes meet. The baby’s gaze lingers. You feel something shift in your chest. It’s a unique warmth, a pull, an…
From Survival to Safety: Supporting Regulation in Children
Parents often come to me puzzled and sometimes defeated. They have done their best to teach their child coping strategies. The family values emotional awareness and thoughtful problem-solving. Everyone has done what they were “supposed” to do. And yet, in…
Integration: Finding Flow Between Chaos and Rigidity
We live in a world that is constantly changing, and our nervous systems are hardwired to want certainty. As prediction machines, our brains are scanning, guessing, and anticipating what comes next — a survival strategy that, in theory, keeps us…
April/May 2024 Interoception Course
Carrie Schmitt, OTD, OTR/L I am thrilled to continue my passion project by offering my Interoception Course again in April 2024. The Sensory Capacity of Interoception A course designed to guide practitioners through evidence-based knowledge of interoception so that they…
Announcing… My Course on Interoception
Carrie Schmitt, OTD, OTR/L I am thrilled to introduce my passion project… The Sensory Capacity of Interoception A course designed to guide practitioners through evidence-based knowledge of interoception so that they can recognize interoceptive challenges, assess interoceptive capacity, and intervene…