#selfregulation — Public Fediverse posts
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“Calm is not the absence of change, but the ability to remain present within it.”
Life keeps moving whether we are ready or not. The goal is not to stop the waves, but to stay connected to ourselves while they pass through. Presence creates a different kind of stability.
#awareness #mindfulness #presence #selfregulation #TMGcommunity
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DATE: May 10, 2026 at 04:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Brooding identified as a major driver of bedtime procrastination, alongside physical markers of stress
People who stay up later than intended may have a weaker physiological capacity for self-control. A new study published in the Journal of Health Psychology links lower heart rate variability to greater bedtime procrastination.
Many individuals experience the temptation to prolong their use of digital devices, or complete further tasks, despite being aware that they should already be asleep—a behavior known as bedtime procrastination. Scientists have previously connected bedtime procrastination to difficulties with managing behavior and emotions. Individuals who struggle to prioritize long-term wellbeing over short-term enjoyment, or who have trouble regulating negative feelings, are thought to be more prone to pushing their bedtime later.
What has been less well understood is whether this tendency also has a measurable biological marker. A promising candidate is heart rate variability (HRV), defined as the natural variation in the time between heartbeats. Previous research has demonstrated that a higher level of this variability—particularly the component driven by the body’s calming “rest and digest” nervous system (the vagus nerve)—is associated with adaptability to stress and a greater capacity for self-control.
Hence, the researchers in the present study sought to examine whether this physiological marker, alongside self-reported difficulties with managing behavior and emotions, could predict how much someone tends to procrastinate at bedtime.
Lena Mareen Grabo and Silja Bellingrath of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany recruited 135 adults aged between 18 and 82 (with an average age of around 29; approximately 65% female). Participants first sat quietly for ten minutes while their heart rate was continuously measured using an accurate chest strap device. From this recording, the researchers calculated each person’s baseline level of heart rate variability.
Participants also filled out questionnaires reporting on how often they procrastinate at bedtime, how well they manage their own behavior and emotions, and how often they engage in specific thinking styles. These thinking styles included a tendency to “brood” (getting stuck in passive, repetitive, negative thought loops) versus “reflect” (purposefully thinking through problems to solve them).
The results pointed to a clear picture in which bedtime procrastination reflects challenges across multiple different aspects of self-control simultaneously. Individuals scoring higher on bedtime procrastination tended to have lower heart rate variability, greater difficulty regulating their behavior, and greater difficulty managing their emotions. Importantly, each of these three factors contributed independently to the prediction of bedtime procrastination.
When analyzing the specific ways people deal with emotions, a nuanced picture emerged. While using “cognitive reappraisal” (a deliberate strategy of reframing stressful situations in a more positive light) initially appeared to reduce bedtime procrastination, it lost its predictive power when other emotional habits were factored in. Ultimately, only “brooding” significantly predicted procrastinating at bedtime in the final model. Conversely, engaging in more reflective, problem-focused thinking did not show any link to delaying sleep.
The study also found that bedtime procrastination was moderately associated with both shorter sleep duration and worse sleep quality, reinforcing just how consequential this habit can be for nightly rest.
Interestingly, the study found no significant connection between a person’s biological heart rate variability and their self-reported measures of behavioral and emotional regulation. This suggests the different components of the self-control system operate somewhat independently, even though they all contribute to the same behavioral outcome.
“Taken together, the findings highlight bedtime procrastination as a problem of diminished self-regulatory capacity reflected in both physiological (lower heart rate variability) and psychological (poorer behavioral and emotion regulation) domains, yet they also suggest that self-regulation is not a unitary construct,” Grabo and Bellingrath concluded.
Some limitations should be noted. For example, the study was conducted at one point in time, and the researchers caution that it cannot reveal strict causality. It is possible that low self-control causes bedtime procrastination, which causes poor sleep, which in turn further depletes self-control the next day in a bidirectional loop.
The study, “Bedtime procrastination as a typical problem of self-regulation? Insights from the examination of heart rate variability, behavioral regulation and emotion regulation,” was authored by Lena Mareen Grabo and Silja Bellingrath.
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Meditation helps me navigate the mental asylum we currently inhabit. I don’t involve others in it; they take the initiative. I simply show up and explain what, how, and why. Those who resonate with it join, while others ignore. Some become frustrated, irritated, and angry. 😂
#Meditation #SelfRegulation #InnerWork #Awareness #StayCentered #MindTraining #CalmMind #LetThemBe #NoForce #QuietPractice #PersonalPath #EmotionalBalance #Presence #HumanNature #ObserveDontAbsorb
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Help students manage big feelings! Create calm and happy classrooms with these calming tools & techniques from our Executive Director Jen Fischer for Share My Lesson.
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/calm-classroom-tools-supporting-students-positive-response
#SocialEmotionalLearning #SelfRegulation #Education #Teachers #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #ClassroomManagement
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Self-regulate your garden! Monitor & adjust to solve problems. Spot aphids? Introduce ladybirds/bugs instead of harsh chemicals! Like life, gardening thrives on feedback & adjustments. #selfregulation #organic #gyo #backyardgarden #vegetablegarden #gardening #gardenlife #nature #gardendesign
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Storms don’t pause for our comfort. Neither does growth.
I’ve watched people face real chaos, loss, uncertainty, exhaustion, and still choose to return to something quieter inside. That choice, again and again, is the work.
You don’t graduate from hard times. You learn to move through them differently.
#selfregulation #innerpeace #ascension #mindfulness #heartcoherence #growth #spiritualawakening #VeroWellness #TMGcommuity
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Healing Developmental Trauma "NARM emphasizes working in the present moment to focus on clients’ strengths, resources & resiliency" Sale: $22.95 to $1.99 by Laurence Heller PhD Rating: 4.7/5 (1,351 Reviews) #Trauma #Healing #Neuroscience #Therapy #Psychology #Attachment #SelfRegulation #BookSky
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Starting within an hour at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Starting within an hour at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Starting within an hour at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Starting within an hour at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Join me LIVE on November 27 at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Join me LIVE on November 27 at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Join me LIVE on November 27 at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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Consciousness isn’t confined to your skull. 🧠✨
Join me LIVE on November 27 at 8pm CET (7pm UTC) to explore non-local consciousness—evidence that your awareness extends beyond your body.
🔴 LIVE session: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0c1FYfTjcdx6zh4HCTz10wKJA
#NonLocalConsciousness #MeditationScience #ConsciousnessStudies #HeartCoherence #QuantumField #RemoteViewing #LucidDreaming #SelfRegulation #MindfulnessResearch #MeditationPractice #ExpandedAwareness #TransformationalMeditation #LiveMeditation #ConsciousLiving
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When change feels overwhelming, your mind will search for answers it can’t find.
That’s when gratitude becomes your compass. Not as positive thinking, but as a doorway to deeper knowing.
“Gratitude opens what thinking cannot reach. When the mind struggles to understand change, the grateful heart expands into knowing.”
What are you grateful for today?
#Gratitude #InnerWisdom #Consciousness #SelfRegulation #Meditation #PersonalGrowth #Wellness #HeartCentered #TMGcommunity
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Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the mental health advice out there. 🧠
Sometimes we get so focused on finding the “perfect” solution that we miss the gentle, effective help sitting right in front of us.
Therapeutic meditations can be that missing piece. Ready to learn more? ✨
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For my Norwegian followers. Tomorrow Sept. 6 at 18:30 is our first deep meditation session after the summer break. There are still a few spots left. If you cannot join tomorrow but would like to in the future. Our next deep meditation session is Sept. 27. More information here: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0d5xDZbexFGCaMQ-slPAFnzKw
#Meditation #Meditasjon #DeepMeditation #DypMeditasjon #Mindfulness #Yoga #SelfRegulation #Wellness #TMGcommunity
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From Biology to Therapy: Innovative Approaches to Mental Health Based on Neuroscience
#Neuroscience #EmotionalHealth #PolyvagalTheory #BrainBodyConnection #Interoception #PredictiveCoding #EmotionRegulation #MentalHealth #SelfRegulation #NeurovisceralIntegration #Psychology #BiologyOfEmotion #Resilience #MindBody #InnovativeTherapies
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"The reason you begin tracking your data is that you have
some uncertainty about yourself that you believe the data
can illuminate. It’s about introspection, reflection, seeing
patterns, and arriving at realizations about who you are
and how you might change."
—Eric Boyd, self-trackeran article by Natasha D. Schüll, 2019, "The Data-Based Self:
Self-Quantification and the Data-Driven (Good) Life" https://www.natashadowschull.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SocialResearch-2019.pdf#concentration #credit #scores #scoring #reward #rewards #psychology #socioPsych #socioPsychology #selfWorth #universalism #digitalization #recognition #data #AIRisks #AIEthics #gaming #socialization #Tracking #surveillance #selfRegulation #attention #reintermediation #intermediation #enshittification #risk #derisking #vulnerability #morality #selfConfidence #dataDon #Schüll #quotes
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From Overthinking to Clarity: Harnessing Your Emotions and Cognition!
#Emotions #Cognition #MentalHealth #SelfRegulation #Mindfulness #BiopsychosocialModel #Alexithymia #Neuroscience #EmotionalIntelligence #CognitiveProcesses #MentalWellness #BrainHealth #EmotionalThermostat #MindOverMatter #Psychology #EmotionalAwareness
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This is my office space where I help people with stress- and trauma management, as well as self-regulation.
#StressManagement #TraumaHealing #SelfRegulation #MindfulLiving #HealingSpace #WellnessJourney #MentalHealthSupport #StressRelief #TraumaRecovery #BalancedLife #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerPeace
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Join us as we explore how self-regulation and meditation techniques can positively influence pregnancy, fostering the growth of the baby and enhancing the bond between mother and child. We’ll also dive into how these practices strengthen the connections among all family members as they prepare to welcome their newest addition. - https://vero.co/seb_tmg/t-vVZpntMn58m5cQBLr3Qh7D
#SelfRegulation #Meditation #MindfulParenting #BabyBonding #PrenatalCare #HealthyPregnancy #Podcast #TMGcommunity
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🌟 Excited to announce my upcoming podcast: “Mindful Beginnings: The Journey of Self-Regulation & Meditation in Pregnancy”! 🌟
Join us as we explore how self-regulation and meditation techniques can positively influence pregnancy, fostering the growth of the baby and enhancing the bond between mother and child.
Tune in live July 15 at 8pm UTC - https://go.cosmicnation.co/TMGLivePodcast
#PregnancyJourney #SelfRegulation #Meditation #MindfulParenting #BabyBonding #FamilyGrowth #HealthyPregnancy #Podcast
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Lesson 4 about using meditation to prepare for a future event or experience is now available for my Patreon supporters and those that follow me on Vero True Social - https://www.patreon.com/posts/lesson-4-as-90040725?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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Lesson 3 of my meditation course for beginners is out now! My followers on Vero who have asked for the recordings already got the link in our Vero Group Chat. My Patreon supporters can watch the recording here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lesson-3-focus-89755077?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
#meditation #MeditationClass #JustMeditate #MeditateForBeginners #MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #OnlineClass #focus #coherence #SelfRegulation
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Lesson 3 of my meditation course for beginners is out now! My followers on Vero who have asked for the recordings already got the link in our Vero Group Chat. My Patreon supporters can watch the recording here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lesson-3-focus-89755077?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
#meditation #MeditationClass #JustMeditate #MeditateForBeginners #MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #OnlineClass #focus #coherence #SelfRegulation
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Lesson 3 of my meditation course for beginners is out now! My followers on Vero who have asked for the recordings already got the link in our Vero Group Chat. My Patreon supporters can watch the recording here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lesson-3-focus-89755077?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
#meditation #MeditationClass #JustMeditate #MeditateForBeginners #MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #OnlineClass #focus #coherence #SelfRegulation
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Lesson 3 of my meditation course for beginners is out now! My followers on Vero who have asked for the recordings already got the link in our Vero Group Chat. My Patreon supporters can watch the recording here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lesson-3-focus-89755077?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
#meditation #MeditationClass #JustMeditate #MeditateForBeginners #MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #OnlineClass #focus #coherence #SelfRegulation
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Dear #mastodoneans and #Patreon supporters. Lesson 2 of Just Meditate for Beginners is out now. You have gotten a notification about it in our Vero group or on Patreon already. If you are late to the party, feel free to contact me to get notified on Vero with the link to the lesson or support me on Patreon and access the lessons directly here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/36539
#MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #Mindfulness #MeditationClass #SelfRegulation #MentalHealth #NervousSystem #SelfCare #Stress
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Dear #mastodoneans and #Patreon supporters. Lesson 2 of Just Meditate for Beginners is out now. You have gotten a notification about it in our Vero group or on Patreon already. If you are late to the party, feel free to contact me to get notified on Vero with the link to the lesson or support me on Patreon and access the lessons directly here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/36539
#MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #Mindfulness #MeditationClass #SelfRegulation #MentalHealth #NervousSystem #SelfCare #Stress
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Dear #mastodoneans and #Patreon supporters. Lesson 2 of Just Meditate for Beginners is out now. You have gotten a notification about it in our Vero group or on Patreon already. If you are late to the party, feel free to contact me to get notified on Vero with the link to the lesson or support me on Patreon and access the lessons directly here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/36539
#MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #Mindfulness #MeditationClass #SelfRegulation #MentalHealth #NervousSystem #SelfCare #Stress
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Dear #mastodoneans and #Patreon supporters. Lesson 2 of Just Meditate for Beginners is out now. You have gotten a notification about it in our Vero group or on Patreon already. If you are late to the party, feel free to contact me to get notified on Vero with the link to the lesson or support me on Patreon and access the lessons directly here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/36539
#MeditationCourse #OnlineCourse #Mindfulness #MeditationClass #SelfRegulation #MentalHealth #NervousSystem #SelfCare #Stress
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