Brad SchipkeFounder of Broken To Unbreakable

How to PTSD nervous system regulation?

6 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief educational monologue, Brad Schipke explains that after trauma the nervous system loses its ability to return to a balanced state. He defines regulation as the process of teaching the body that danger has passed so it can settle back to its baseline, using methods such as breathing exercises, grounding, butterfly hugs, crying, or journaling. He contrasts regulation with deeper healing and processing, stating that regulation merely restores the baseline temporarily, whereas true healing works at the root of trauma, permanently lowering the baseline and eliminating symptoms. He ends with a call to subscribe for longer videos that cover detailed regulation and trauma‑processing techniques.

After trauma, your body forgets how to return back to balance, and regulation really just means teaching it that the danger is over so that it can settle again. Sometimes it's breathing exercises, sometimes it's grounding or the butterfly hugs, or just crying it out or journaling. So regulation is very different than healing. Regulation just brings you back to the baseline, but healing and processing trauma at the root permanently lowers that baseline over time and eliminates your symptoms. If you want to learn how to regulate and process trauma at the root, make sure to subscribe because I go into a lot more detail in my longer videos.