In this episode, Lauren introduces the 4P framework, a tool designed to evaluate and improve workplace culture. It focuses on four key areas: Policy, Practice, Practitioner, and People—each representing a different facet of an organization. By examining these components, we help organizations apply the Five Ives framework to their organization, ensuring that culture is evaluated at every level.

We also explore how the Five Ives framework complements the 4Ps. Leaders are encouraged to audit themselves and assess where they stand on the 5 Ives scale for each of the Ps. The goal is to influence workplace culture in a way that motivates employees, reduces turnover, and creates an environment where people genuinely want to show up every day. Our team guides organizations through this process, helping them implement actionable strategies based on the audit results.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Do a Space-Color Audit.

References:
Five Ives Website

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• 5 Ives episode
• Window of Tolerance
• Nervous System 101
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

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In this episode, Lauren explores the "Five Ives" framework, a powerful tool for understanding and navigating emotional regulation. She explains how each stage—from *Survive* to *Hive*—represents a natural response to life's challenges and emphasizes that no stage is inherently negative. While certain stages are best not to linger in, they are all part of the biological journey.

Lauren shares her own story of moving through these stages, drawing from past trauma and offers practical guidance for identifying your current stage and working towards the stages you aspire to reach.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Double regulate. If you're in Survive or feel like you're struggling - try combining 2 regulating activities.

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

References
Five Ives Website

Blog Post:

• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)

Podcast:

• Surviving the Storm (Part 3)
• Surviving the Storm (Part 2)
• Surviving the Storm (Part 1)
• Window of Tolerance
• Creating a Calm Down Space
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

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In the third and final episode of this microseries, Lauren and her Five Ives partner, Jessica Doering, explore practical steps to move forward from a survival state. They discuss the importance of recognizing and appreciating progress, even if you're not yet back to your pre-trauma self.

By setting small, achievable goals, you can take simple steps toward reestablishing familiar patterns, which can help restore a sense of control in moments of crisis. Lauren and Jessica offer practical ideas, such as incorporating soothing teas like chamomile, lavender, or lemon balm; setting a single goal for each day; adding Omega-3 fatty acids to your diet; and using emotional regulation strategies like nature sounds or calming tactile activities.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Reduce and replace to help you change your unhealthy habits.

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Surviving the Storm (Part 2)
• Surviving the Storm (Part 1)
• Window of Tolerance
• Creating a Calm Down Space
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
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In this second episode of the microseries, Lauren is joined again by her Five Ives partner, Jessica Doering, to discuss the concept of the window of tolerance and its role in healing from trauma. It can be difficult to consider the window of tolerance when you're in a survival state, but using visualization tools like the 3-box method can help you understand your emotional state and guide you back to balance.

Lauren and Jessica discuss the importance of simple, neutral regulation techniques that can work in both types of dysregulation. They highlight essential practices that can help you start to move in the direction of regulation: sleep, movement, and hydration, These straightforward strategies can be easy to forget when you're overwhelmed.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Try basic journaling. Journal your reactions to things in life that you aren't loving. Write how you're reacting and how you want to be reacting.

References:
Window of Tolerance Graphic
LMNT pouches
Moon Juice
Five Ives Website

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Window of Tolerance
• Creating a Calm Down Space
• Nervous System 101
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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In this episode, Lauren is joined by her Five Ives partner, Jessica Doering, to explore the first part of a 3-part series on navigating the "Five Ives" framework, with a focus on regulating your emotional state after natural disasters or unexpected events. They emphasize the importance of having grace and compassion when you're in survival mode. Surviving can be overwhelming, but understanding that it's a process to work your way out of it is key.

Lauren and Jessica provide a quick overview of the Five Ives framework and discuss how it can help you visualize progress from surviving to thriving. They share three simple steps to help move out of survival mode: Release, Tempo, and Body-Based Support. These are actionable, accessible steps that can be done in just a few minutes, at little to no cost. Lauren also shares three personal signs she uses to recognize when she's in survival mode and offers encouragement to focus on just one small act, like drinking water, to start moving toward a better state.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Take one of the tips from this episode and share it with someone else.

References:
Five Ives Website

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Window of Tolerance
• Creating a Calm Down Space
• Nervous System 101
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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In the final episode of the emotional regulation series, Lauren dives into the third step: problem-solving. If you haven’t listened to the previous two episodes, be sure to check them out first. Sometimes, emotional dysregulation stems from a recurring issue that can’t be resolved with regulation techniques alone—it requires working through the problem itself.

Lauren walks through the importance of keeping communication simple: "You felt, I felt, problem, solution."

With problem solving, timing is key—you can’t address problem-solving when a child is dysregulated or immediately after, as this could re-trigger them. The goal here isn’t to teach a lesson, but to collaboratively solve a problem in a way that helps children feel heard and open to solutions.

Don’t forget to share what you’ve learned, write it down, and apply these strategies in real-life situations!

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Try-at-home tip: Eating mindfully - be present with your meal.

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Dan Siegel's Hand Model
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur
• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Window of Tolerance
• Creating a Calm Down Space
• Nervous System 101
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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In this episode Lauren re-visits her framework for helping kids recognize emotional dysregulation. Emotions are abstract and recognizing the spectrum of emotions can be hard, especially for kiddos who have so many stimuli that can knock them out of their window of tolerance.

After walking through the key steps of using the framework to recognize that you're dysregulated, Lauren explains how to visualize the window of tolerance and how use it to identify when you're dysregulated.

Try-at-home tip: Aromatherapy - not just essential oils!

References & Resources:
Window of Tolerance

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Dan Siegel's Hand Model
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur
• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Creating a Calm Down Space
• Nervous System 101
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Understanding Behavior and Regulating It
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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If you haven't listened yet, go back and listen to the past 2 episodes of this series on going back to the basics of emotional regulation. Today Lauren is giving us strategies for how to up or down regulate on the spot - in the moment that the dysregulation occurs.

There are hundreds of regulation strategies that you can try yourself or with your kiddos. Lauren is sharing her go-to strategies and providing resources for finding other strategies so that you can find what works for you and your kids.

If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.

Favorite Quote

"Just think in opposites and you'll have good strategies to use."

Listener Question: Where can I learn more about this?

Try-at-home tip: Try using taste to regulate the nervous system. Think about using foods that have strong tastes like sourness or bitterness.

References & Resources:
Deepak Chopra
Rangan Chatterji

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:

Blog Post:

• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur
• Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
• Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

Podcast:

• Chaos to Calm (Part 6)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 5)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 4)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 3)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 2)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 1)
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind

Our Online Courses:

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.