The “good week then falls apart” pattern broke me for a long time. I thought we were going backwards. I thought I was doing something wrong. Nobody told me this was actually the nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do - protect itself from the unfamiliar feeling of calm. Once I understood that, everything shifted. Not because the hard days stopped. Because I stopped reading them as failure. Book 7 of the toolkit goes deep into why the nervous system responds this way - and what it actually needs to start trusting safety again. It’s the piece most parents are missing. My daughter went from 100+ missed days in one school year, to her first choice university and course. And yours can too ! 🍒 Comment TOOLKIT for the link. - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #schoolavoidance #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth