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What Emotional Regulation means in NSM

Emotional regulation is not suppression. It is the capacity to stay in contact with emotion while giving your body enough safety and choice that the emotion does not have to drive the next move.

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Somatics, Breathwork & Emotional Fluidity with Jonny Miller & Christofer Lövgren

A tactical guide from Christofer Lövgren’s Do Explain interview with Jonny Miller on somatics, breathwork, emotional fluidity, nervous-system safety, integration, and using the body as a practical path to aliveness.

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Mini cards from Protocol Cards — short guided practices you can open directly when this topic needs to become embodied.

Emotional5 MINI Am WillingA mindfulness practice to cultivate acceptance of difficult emotions through gentle self-permission.Open card ↗Emotional5 MINInterrupting ReactivityA framework for catching and interrupting reactive patterns: Catch, Curious, Choose.Open card ↗Emotional23 MINSomatic SurfingAn exercise to build resilience through gentle somatic exploration of challenging emotions.Open card ↗

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Guides on Emotional Regulation

12 curated entries across podcast conversations and NSM masterclasses.

Podcast guides

PodcastMaking Mischief, Navigating Self-Doubt & Cultivating Leadership with Andy SparksA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Andy Sparks on self-doubt, founder loneliness, support networks, journaling, emotional regulation, and leading with more trust, mischief, and steadiness.Read guide →PodcastTackling the Mental Health Crisis using Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Dylan BeynonA cautious tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Dylan Beynon on ketamine-assisted therapy, clinical screening, set and setting, intention, integration, and turning psychedelic insights into nervous-system change without treating ketamine as a cure or magic pill.Read guide →PodcastInner Transformation Pitfalls: How to Stop Turning Inner Work Into Another PerformanceA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Joe Hudson on joy, emotional avoidance, real safety, enjoyment, teacher traps, and why relational work can accelerate inner transformation.Read guide →PodcastPsychedelic Therapy for Lasting Transformation with Dr Michael YangA careful guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Dr Michael Yang on ketamine, psychedelic therapy, neuroplasticity, awe, suffering, and why lasting transformation depends on screening, support, and daily integration rather than a single breakthrough experience.Read guide →PodcastFull Aliveness and Conscious Leadership: Practice Radical Responsibility with Jim DethmerA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Jim Dethmer on full aliveness, conscious leadership, radical responsibility, internal safety, emotional presence, and honest revealing without using candor as control.Read guide →PodcastBelief Flexibility, Negotiation, and Nervous-System Rigidity with Derek SiversA tactical NSM guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Derek Sivers on belief flexibility, useful-not-true reframes, negotiation as agency, identity after freedom, parenthood as values practice, and reducing nervous-system rigidity without abandoning discernment.Read guide →PodcastEmotional Freedom and Healthy Ambition: A Practical Guide with Joe HudsonA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Joe Hudson on emotional freedom, healthy ambition, emotional fluidity, shame, anger, joy, VIEW, and making inner work practical without overclaiming outcomes.Read guide →PodcastSoul Initiation, Mythopoetic Identity, and Becoming Fully Human with Bill PlotkinA practical NSM guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Bill Plotkin on soul initiation, mythopoetic identity, true adulthood, the descent to soul, sacred wound work, and how to approach the spiritual adventure of becoming fully human without bypassing ordinary developmental tasks.Read guide →PodcastNavigate Challenging Emotions: Build an Emotional GPS with Cris BeasleyA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Cris Beasley on using body signals, curiosity walks, shadow-emotion inquiry, and integration practices to navigate difficult emotions without bypassing or outsourcing your authority.Read guide →PodcastEmotional Intelligence and Perfectionism: Build Acceptance with Emile SteenveldA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Emile Steenveld on emotional intelligence, perfectionism, duck syndrome, acceptance, breath awareness, feedback, and self-expression without overclaiming outcomes.Read guide →

Masterclass guides

MasterclassEmotional Regulation and Vagal Tone: A 14-Lesson Practice MapA grounded micro-masterclass from Jonny Miller’s Wellness + Wisdom conversation: nervous-system mastery, grief, vagal tone, breath, relationships, and emotional resilience.Read guide →

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