9. Stories of our Nervous System - Kathleen Lockyer

“You can’t rehabilitate someone that hasn’t been habilitated in the first place.”In this conversation with Jon and Aidan, Kathleen shares her journey to becoming an occupational therapist, the role nature played in raising her own children, and how nature connection principles facilitate healthy sensory development. We also discuss the science behind story catching and the role it plays in helping children develop, and the role we play, alongside nature, in regulating each other’s nervous system. Kathleen brings a wonderful perspective as a mother, occupational therapist, researcher, and mentor, and her stories are funny, insightful, and full of hope for the future. “There’s no such thing as self regulation; we regulate in relationship to everything else.”About Kathleen LockyerI am the daughter of a fisherman from Newfoundland, Canada, and a debutant from New York City. Raised a little wild, and a little cultured, I’ve learned enough to know that preserving a healthy amount of wild is good for a growing heart, body, and mind. Guiding others to reclaim wholeness and love the messiness of raising children while healing themselves is my joy.Learn more about Kathleen at https://www.kathleenlockyer.com/Visit https://www.livingconnection1st.net/ for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.