Have you ever seen this "handy" visual of the brain created by Dr. Dan Siegel? 🧠✋ In this model, the fingers represent the upstairs brain - your center for problem solving, empathy, and self-regulation. The thumb tucked underneath represents the downstairs brain - your center for emotions and threat detection. When we're overwhelmed or dysregulated, the "lid flips," and the upstairs brain goes offline, making room for big emotions from the downstairs brain to take over. This is just one of the