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Co-regulation works through nervous system entrainment to
Co-regulation works through nervous system entrainment to another person's calm autonomic state, not through advice or problem-solving.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from One regulated nervous system can co-regulate another (one regulated nervous system can co-regulate another), Emotions manifest as physiological changes in the body (somatic markers), and Context-Dependent Memory Encoding (context-dependent memory/state). The principle clarifies the mechanism and prescribes what to seek in co-regulation—highly actionable and clearly derived.