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What’s Really Behind Behaviours: The Nervous System and the Unconscious Mind
Most of us don’t realise that beneath every reaction, emotion, and behaviour is a built-in system we all have called the nervous system. It’s the body’s communication and safety network, a web of signals running between the brain, spine, and body that controls things like breathing, heart rate, movement, sensation, and emotional intensity, often without us thinking about it at all. Its main job isn’t logic or learning, but regulation, constantly reading what’s happening aroun

Fabian Santana
2 days ago4 min read


Overcoming the Overwhelm: Strategies for Parents Navigating Autism with Confidence and Calm
You’ve faced moments when the noise feels too loud, and the pressure to “get it right” weighs heavy. Parenting a child on the autism spectrum brings unique challenges that can swirl into overwhelm faster than you expect. In this post, you’ll find autism parenting tips and communication strategies that build emotional resilience, helping you lead your family with calm and confidence. Let’s break down those parenting challenges into clear, practical steps you can start using to

Fabian Santana
Dec 33 min read


The Emotional Seasons of Childhood
And how Understanding Them Changes Everything If someone had told me, back when my child was little, that raising a child wasn’t one straight road but a serious of emotional seasons we’d move through together. I don’t think I would’ve understood what they meant. "But now, after years of watching children grow - and parents grow with them - I know two things for sure:" 1. Every child moves through emotional seasons. 2. Every parent gets lost in at least one of them. This is

Fabian Santana
Dec 14 min read


The Moment I Realised My Parenting Was Running on Autopilot and What Happened When I Consciously Tuned in.
There’s a moment in every parent’s life where something quietly clicks. A sentence, a look, a pattern you suddenly see , that you never noticed before. For me, it happened in the middle of an ordinary day. My son was struggling with getting ready to go out. When I felt frustration rising. Not anger, just that internal pressure that makes you want to say, “what is taking so long?” But for some reason, instead of reacting, I paused. And in that moment, a thought landed that cha

Fabian Santana
Nov 242 min read
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