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Stop Declaring (Internal) Wars

by Jessika Jake

A lot of well‑meaning but misinformed people spread notions along the lines of “Slay your inner dragons,” “Conquer your saboteurs,” “Kill the ANTs,” or “Ego is the enemy.” This language

Your Personality Doesn’t Have Style

by Jessika Jake

People still spread notions along the lines of “You’re just an introvert,” or “That’s just your personality style,” or “I am X personality type.” These sound tidy and scientific, but

Your Thoughts Are Late to the Party

by Jessika Jake

A lot of well‑meaning but misinformed people spread notions along the lines of “Change your thoughts to change your life,” or my least favorite, “Your emotions only come from your

The Defense Cascade

by Jessika Jake

The defense cascade describes the predictable, biologically conserved sequence through which the nervous system responds to perceived threat, moving from mobilization toward immobilization as danger escalates or becomes inescapable. While

Neuroception, Proto-affect and Affect Precede Emotion (and Feeling)

by Jessika Jake

In polyvagal theory, neuroception is the brain–body system’s pre‑conscious detection of safety, danger, or life-threat from internal bodily cues, other people, and the environment. This detection then automatically shifts autonomic

The First 150 Milliseconds: How Emotion Starts Before You Think

by Jessika Jake

Emotion as output of a threat‑processing cascade Threat processing research supports the idea that bodily and neural state changes begin before conscious “emotion,” which then shapes action tendencies(though the process is

The Perspective Loop

by Jessika Jake

Mind CREW™ acknowledges that we don’t have a singular personality, but rather that we all have different parts that step up depending on the situation—like a Commander part that drives

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Beyond Labels: The Neuro-literate DiSC DiSCO® Model

by Jessika Jake

DiSC DiSCO® builds on the original work of William Moulton Marston, who went beyond simple behavior categories to explore how consciousness relates to the nervous system and voluntary action. In

The GREEN, YELLOW, and RED Rooms of The DiSC DiSCO®

by Jessika Jake

Visit this page to learn more about Polyvagal Theory, especially if you are wondering what I mean by GREEN, YELLOW, and RED below. 🙂 D (Dominance) Part i (Influence) Part

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Want X-Ray Vision? Use The S.E.C.™ Check

by Jessika Jake

The S.E.C.™ is a polyvagal-informed model. In this post I cover the basics of Polyvagal Theory — the 3 main states. These videos are actually excerpts from the accredited certification

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