Help understand how behaviour is a clue to what is happening with the nervous system!
Really simply put - our behaviours are split into 3 broad categories depending on the cues of safety or threat our body picks up.
Our behaviours can be defensive mobilised (high energy) or defensive immobilised (low energy).
Our behaviours are relaxed or safe and social and our nervous system gives us perm
These cards help us open up conversations about our meltdowns and shutdowns in a non-threatening way.
Grow their emotional landscape and connect their emotions to their behaviours.
Opening up difficult conversations that are compassionate and congruent.
Understand how their emotions drive their behaviours so they are able to manage them better.
Hey, I’m Yasmin – the founder of Watoto Play and a neurodivergent BACP Accredited trauma therapist diagnosed later in life with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD. I created the Whats My State? Cards to help families foster open, meaningful conversations about difficult and challenging behaviours.
My goal is to support families in understanding each other better, building acceptance, playfulness and creating a world where everyone’s unique traits are embraced.
