Raising Good Humans S2 Ep 38: Beyond Just Behavior: Using Brain and Body Connection With Dr. Mona Delahooke
Jan 21, 2022
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Child Isolated During Autonomic Distress
- Mona describes a classroom incident where a boy in autonomic distress was isolated and punished instead of comforted.
- She witnessed the boy banging his head in a padded 'calm down' room and knew he needed connection, not isolation.
Brain Runs On Body Signals
- The brain gets most of its operating instructions from the body via sensory signals on the vagus nerve.
- Mona emphasizes the brain-body platform: 80% of vagal signals go up to the brain and only 20% go down.
Three Color Pathways Of The Nervous System
- Mona outlines three autonomic pathways: green (social engagement), red (fight/flight), and blue (shutdown).
- Each pathway has distinct physiological signs and impacts a child's openness to learning and connection.