RESILIENT-YOU® GLOSSARY
By Elizabeth Lehmann
This glossary will probably make more sense to you after having listened to the entire audio program.
RESILIENCY - The process of regulating stress and overwhelm, either staying connected to oneself and others in the midst of difficulty (being what I refer to as Resilient-You®), or righting oneself after “being thrown” (restoring Resilient-You®)..
RANGE OF RESILIENCE - The range of tolerance within a person, based on genetics, family history and support system, as well as what’s occurring internally or externally at a particular point in time, that allows them to deal with life’s difficulties without being overwhelmed. This range is not fixed. Sometimes it’s more expanded, and sometimes it’s more contracted. It changes, depending on varying internal and external factors. When functioning within this range, you’re being Resilient-You®. Because of the human condition, all of us inevitably move out of our range of resilience periodically and need help in restoring Resilient-You®.
OVERWHELM - When the nervous system becomes overly stimulated and automatically starts undesirably moving out of its range of resilience towards a state of fight, flight or freeze.
RESILIENCY - The process of regulating stress and overwhelm, either staying connected to oneself and others in the midst of difficulty (being what I refer to as Resilient-You®), or righting oneself after “being thrown” (restoring Resilient-You®)..
RANGE OF RESILIENCE - The range of tolerance within a person, based on genetics, family history and support system, as well as what’s occurring internally or externally at a particular point in time, that allows them to deal with life’s difficulties without being overwhelmed. This range is not fixed. Sometimes it’s more expanded, and sometimes it’s more contracted. It changes, depending on varying internal and external factors. When functioning within this range, you’re being Resilient-You®. Because of the human condition, all of us inevitably move out of our range of resilience periodically and need help in restoring Resilient-You®.
OVERWHELM - When the nervous system becomes overly stimulated and automatically starts undesirably moving out of its range of resilience towards a state of fight, flight or freeze.
STIMULUS - An internal or external occurrence that evokes a reaction in you.
STIMULATION - The rousing of certain neurobiological reactions and behavior.
SELF-REGULATION - The nervous system’s capacity to modulate stimulation, maintain, and when necessary restore Resilient-You®.
CO-REGULATION - Regulating the nervous system through attuned interaction with another.
DYSREGULATION -
When your nervous system spontaneously moves out of your range of resilience in the presence of highly charged stimuli, and moves towards more primitive forms of survival, i.e. a state of fight, flight or freeze. Because of the human condition, all of us inevitably move out of our range of resilience periodically and need help in restoring Resilient-You®.
NEUROCEPTION - A word for the subconscious nervous system process of detecting threat and safety, coined by Stephen W. Porges, neurophysiological researcher, developer and author of The Polyvagal Theory.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” safety, attuned behaviors towards oneself and others are demonstrated. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. a normal regulated heart rate and breathing. This definition is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”.
MOBILIZATION SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” threat, active adaptations are employed, including fight-or-flight responses. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. increased heart rate and irregular breathing. This definition, too, is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”.
IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” threat, passive adaptations are employed, including the freeze response and loss of consciousness. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. lowered heart rate and shallower breathing. This definition is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”, as well.
STIMULATION - The rousing of certain neurobiological reactions and behavior.
SELF-REGULATION - The nervous system’s capacity to modulate stimulation, maintain, and when necessary restore Resilient-You®.
CO-REGULATION - Regulating the nervous system through attuned interaction with another.
DYSREGULATION -
When your nervous system spontaneously moves out of your range of resilience in the presence of highly charged stimuli, and moves towards more primitive forms of survival, i.e. a state of fight, flight or freeze. Because of the human condition, all of us inevitably move out of our range of resilience periodically and need help in restoring Resilient-You®.
NEUROCEPTION - A word for the subconscious nervous system process of detecting threat and safety, coined by Stephen W. Porges, neurophysiological researcher, developer and author of The Polyvagal Theory.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” safety, attuned behaviors towards oneself and others are demonstrated. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. a normal regulated heart rate and breathing. This definition is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”.
MOBILIZATION SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” threat, active adaptations are employed, including fight-or-flight responses. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. increased heart rate and irregular breathing. This definition, too, is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”.
IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM - When in the face of “neuroceived” threat, passive adaptations are employed, including the freeze response and loss of consciousness. Measurable physical indicators are also present, e.g. lowered heart rate and shallower breathing. This definition is elaborated upon in “More About The Nervous System”, as well.
RESOURCE - A resource is anything life-affirming that helps your nervous system regulate itself. It could be a positive memory, person, place, activity or personal capacity that has a calming affect on your body. Your nervous system innately draws upon your inner and outer resources to regulate itself. However, there are times for all of us, when our nervous system needs an assist with this. The RESILIENT-YOU® audio program experientially teaches you how to do this.
RESOURCING - Consciously and actively working with your resources is resourcing. It’s an awesome means of facilitating nervous system regulation when you’re feeling unsettled and restoring Resilient-You®.
RESOURCING REPERTOIRE - A collection of resources you can select from and use to help your nervous system regulate itself. An important aspect of RESILIENT-YOU® is identifying and actively working with existing inner and outer resources, as well as developing new ones, which is done together during the audio program. Everyone needs a full and varied repertoire of accessible resources.
MINDFULNESS - Resting in a gentle awareness of your thoughts, feelings, perceptions and body sensations, as they occur. You merely notice your experience without judging it. This is an invaluable inner resource, cultivated throughout the RESILIENT-YOU® audio program.
FELT-SENSE - A phrase coined by Eugene Gendlin, PhD that refers to an unclear, pre-verbal visceral sense of the whole of “something”, as it is experienced in your body. It generally forms in the middle part of your body, somewhere in the area of your throat, chest, stomach and below. Your bodily felt-sense is under your thoughts and feelings, and is full of meaning.
FELT-SENSING - The act of inviting a bodily felt-sense of the whole of something to form, and then letting the felt sense offer a handle, e.g. a word, phrase, sound, image or gesture that captures the special quality that comes up from it, the essence of it. Felt-sensing is another wonderful inner resource that is fostered throughout RESILIENT-YOU®.
References
Gendlin, E. T. (2007). Focusing. Reissue of 1981 revised edition. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Heller, D.P. (2001). Crash Course: A Self-Healing Guide to Auto Accident Trauma & Recovery. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Mingyur, Y. R. (2007). The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness. New York, NY: Harmony Books.
Porges, S. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundation of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation.
New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co.
RESOURCING - Consciously and actively working with your resources is resourcing. It’s an awesome means of facilitating nervous system regulation when you’re feeling unsettled and restoring Resilient-You®.
RESOURCING REPERTOIRE - A collection of resources you can select from and use to help your nervous system regulate itself. An important aspect of RESILIENT-YOU® is identifying and actively working with existing inner and outer resources, as well as developing new ones, which is done together during the audio program. Everyone needs a full and varied repertoire of accessible resources.
MINDFULNESS - Resting in a gentle awareness of your thoughts, feelings, perceptions and body sensations, as they occur. You merely notice your experience without judging it. This is an invaluable inner resource, cultivated throughout the RESILIENT-YOU® audio program.
FELT-SENSE - A phrase coined by Eugene Gendlin, PhD that refers to an unclear, pre-verbal visceral sense of the whole of “something”, as it is experienced in your body. It generally forms in the middle part of your body, somewhere in the area of your throat, chest, stomach and below. Your bodily felt-sense is under your thoughts and feelings, and is full of meaning.
FELT-SENSING - The act of inviting a bodily felt-sense of the whole of something to form, and then letting the felt sense offer a handle, e.g. a word, phrase, sound, image or gesture that captures the special quality that comes up from it, the essence of it. Felt-sensing is another wonderful inner resource that is fostered throughout RESILIENT-YOU®.
References
Gendlin, E. T. (2007). Focusing. Reissue of 1981 revised edition. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Heller, D.P. (2001). Crash Course: A Self-Healing Guide to Auto Accident Trauma & Recovery. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Mingyur, Y. R. (2007). The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness. New York, NY: Harmony Books.
Porges, S. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundation of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation.
New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co.