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Module 0-Orientation: How to Use This Course Without Overwhelm- Starting with Safety, Pace & Right
19 Lessons-
StartWelcome
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StartHow to Use Course Workbook
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StartImportant Course Disclaimer
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StartBefore you Begin Checklist
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StartParent-First Orientation Acknowledgment
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StartCourse Agreements
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StartWhat This Course Is and Is Not
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StartStart with Hope
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StartStrength Timeline Assessment
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StartHow to Move Through This Course Safely
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Start2 Minute Pause
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StartGrounding Technique
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StartDaily Check in
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StartProcessing Emotions and Body Sensations
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StartWhat If Something Comes Up
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StartWhy Understanding Myself Helps My Child
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StartAwareness, Alignment, and Action Step Meaning Question
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StartMy Support/Pause Plan Before Module 1
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StartModule 1 Readiness Check
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Week 1- Module 1- Brain, Body and Biology of Safety
17 Lessons-
StartModule Promise
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StartHOPE Before Biology
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StartThe Brain Organizes, Not Just Grows
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StartBrain Development- Body - Emotion -Thought
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StartSafety Before Strategy
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StartSensitive Periods and Timing
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StartStress is Not the Enemy
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StartStress Biology and the Developing Brain
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StartCellular Overwhelm and Capacity
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StartStress vs. Overwhelm/Trauma
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StartThree States and Five Instinctual Steps
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StartBehavior Has a Backstory
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StartBrain Levels and Developmental Gaps
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StartCaregiver as Buffer
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StartBMe, BNB, and FREEDOM Integration
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Start5-Day Awareness → Alignment → Action Practice
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StartModule 1 Resources
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Week 2- Module 2- Attachment as Body-Based Survival
17 Lessons-
StartModule 2 Readiness and Safety Check
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StartModule Promise
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StartModule Disclaimer
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StartHope Before Attachment
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StartEvent vs Body Adaptation
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StartAttachment Is Body-Based Survival
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StartThe Trust Cycle
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StartCo-Regulation Comes Before Self-Regulation
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StartWhy Some Children Need More- Biology, Sensitivity, and Reactivity
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StartWhen Connection Feels Hard to Receive
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StartThe Biology Layer: What Can Make Attachment Harder to Receive
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StartSame Parenting, Different Child
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StartMissattunement and Repair
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StartParent Alarm + Child Alarm
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StartBMe, BNB, and FREEDOM Integration
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StartFive-Day Attachment-Supporting Practice
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StartModule 2 Resources
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Week 3- The BMe Map — How Protection Patterns Develop
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Week 4- Protection Mode: Coping Mechanisms That Once Made Sense
7 Lessons -
Week 6: Freeze and Shutdown: When Action Feels Unavailable
7 Lessons-
StartWhen the Body Stops Fighting
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StartFreeze and Shutdown: When Stillness Becomes Protection
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StartLearned Helplessness: When Effort Stops Feeling Effective
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StartSupport Before Force: Rebuilding Agency One Right-Sized Step at a Time
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StartWhen Shutdown Follows a Long Push
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StartThe BMe Agency Ladder: Small Choices That Build Momentum
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StartModule 6 Resources
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Week 7: Stored Trauma, Body Patterns, and Health Signals
6 Lessons -
Week 9: FREEDOM Foundations — Daily Mechanisms for Repair
9 Lessons-
StartFREEDOM: The Conditions That Support Capacity
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StartFaith & Fun: Meaning, Joy, Play, and Connection
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StartResilience: Repair, Flexibility, and Self-Trust
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StartEnergy: Protecting and Rebuilding Your Capacity
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StartEnvironment Lowering the Load
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StartDiet: Nourishment as Support
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StartOptimal Sleep: Rest as Regulation
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StartMovement: Motion, Rhythm, and Agency
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StartClosing Integration: Returning to the Support Map
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Week 10: Awareness, Alignment, Action
7 Lessons-
StartWhy Insight Alone Is Not Enough
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StartAwareness: Understanding the Pattern Without Shame
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StartAlignment: Making Support Fit Real Life
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StartAction: Taking a Step You Can Come Back To
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StartPacing: Knowing When Enough Is Enough
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StartWhen Life Changes: What to Keep, Change, or Pause
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StartAssessments
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Week 11: Reconnection — Relationships, Repair, and Family Rhythm
8 Lessons
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Burnt, Not Broken: From Protection to Connection
Course Summary
Course Curriculum
Vicki Johnson
My approach begins at the root—addressing the nervous system, stress physiology, and early life experiences that shape our patterns of health.
My personal journey—from early adversity to professional burnout—ignited a passion to help others break cycles of chronic stress and emotional overwhelm.
