We spent years starting in the middle. Every strategy we tried made sense on paper. She understood her thoughts weren’t facts. She could name her anxiety. She knew the tools. And on a calm Tuesday she could use them. But Monday morning at the school gate was a different nervous system entirely. What changed things wasn’t more strategies. It was understanding that the alarm had to come down in the body first - before any of the cognitive work could land. I’m university trained in mental health - and I still didn’t know this until we were deep in it. She’s at university now. First choice. Comment TOOLKIT and I’ll send you the link. - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #teenanxiety #childrensmentalhealth #teenmentalhealth