It’s possible, but unfortunately it is much harder, or it may take longer. This is because the foundation of nervous system healing is safety. Our home needs to be a safe haven where our nervous system can settle. This doesn’t mean there can’t be any stress, but if the environment is one of constant stress, it will be very hard.

One way it can work is if we manage to create a ‘good enough’ environment; a room that is off limits to others, for example, or a period of time in the day that is only for you. If we can create just a little bit of safety in this way, we can do our work in these containers, and then as we start to heal we can develop better boundaries and greater capacity to deal with stress, which can lead to the overall environment feeling less threatening to our system.