Part One: Cultivating Safety and Connection
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: From Depletion to Renewal
Chapter 3: The Heart-Focused Breathing™ Technique
Chapter 4: From Self-Judgement to Self-Compassion
Chapter 5: How Do You Cultivate Safety and Connection in Your Family?

Part Two: Building Emotional Awareness and Regulation
Chapter 6: Stress, Emotional Awareness and Co-regulation
Chapter 7: Managing Intense Emotions
Chapter 8: The Quick Coherence^® Technique

Part Three: De-escalating Conflict with Coherent Communication
Chapter 9: Coherent Communication™
Chapter 10: Deepening Communication for Conflict Resolution
Chapter 11: Side Doors and Back Doors

Part Four: Expanding Your Intuitive Self
Chapter 12: Finding Your Authentic Parenting Style
Chapter 13: The Freeze Frame^® Technique
Chapter 14: The Intuitive Self
Chapter 15: Opportunities for Personal Growth

Dr. Jorina Elbers, M.D., M.S., is a pediatric neurologist with a master’s degree from Stanford University. She was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Stanford and is now Program Director for the Trauma Recovery Project at the HeartMath Institute. She has been married for over 13 years and has 2 sons.

Michele Coleman is a marriage and family therapist with a master’s degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of New Mexico. She is the parent of 3 adopted children and 1 biological child.