Modern parenting was never meant to feel this hard.
You’re not failing. Your nervous system is overwhelmed.
The constant noise. The emotional overload. The mental tabs always open in your brain. The exhaustion that no amount of coffee, scrolling, or “self-care” seems to fix.
If you feel overstimulated, emotionally reactive, burnt out, anxious, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode… you are not alone.
Grounded was written for parents who are tired of just coping and ready to finally understand why they feel so dysregulated in the first place.
Plus, a plan to get you out of fight or flight and into a place where you can actually enjoy the days, through simple functional movements and daily regulation strategies.
Pre-Order Bonus Bundle 🎉
When you pre-order Grounded, you’ll receive exclusive bonuses designed to help you begin regulating your nervous system immediately:
✅ FREE Never-Seen-Before Primitive Reflex Integration Course for Kids
Movement-based activities and strategies you can start using with your children right away.
✅ FREE Live Nervous System Webinar for Parents
Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to organize your nervous system, reduce sensory overload, and feel more grounded in daily life.
What You’ll Learn Inside Grounded
This isn’t another parenting book filled with surface-level tips.
Grounded takes a root-cause approach to parental overwhelm by helping readers understand the connection between:
- Sensory overload
- Chronic stress and fight-or-flight mode
- Primitive reflex retention in adults
- Emotional dysregulation
- Burnout and exhaustion
- Movement and nervous system regulation
- Daily habits that support regulation, connection, and resilience
Written by Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certified Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialist Rachel Harrington, this book translates complex neuroscience into practical, easy-to-understand strategies parents can actually use in real life, from a mom herself.
Inside the Book You’ll Discover
✔️ Relatable personal stories that normalize the reality of modern parenting
✔️ Simple explanations of how the nervous system impacts emotions, stress, sleep, focus, and behavior
✔️ The connection between sensory processing and overstimulation
✔️ The connection between retained primitive reflexes and adult dysregulation
✔️ A daily regulation routine with simple, actionable tools to take you from overstimulated to regulated
✔️ Research-based information and strategies to reduce your toxic load, which is clogging your nervous system’s ability to function optimally
✔️ Illustrated movement exercises outlining testing and integration of common primitive reflexes that lead to dysregulation
✔️ Sensory strategies that support proactive emotional regulation throughout the day
✔️ Checklists and practical tools for daily use
Who This Book Is For
Grounded is for:
- Parents who feel overstimulated or emotionally reactive
- Caregivers stuck in survival mode
- Adults struggling with burnout, stress, and sensory overload
- Parents wanting evidenced-based nervous system support that’s easy to understand
- Therapists and practitioners supporting overwhelmed families
- Anyone craving more regulation, connection, and resilience in everyday life
Ready to Feel More Grounded?
Your nervous system matters too.
This book will help you understand your overwhelm, support your body and brain, and create more calm in the chaos of parenting. Learn to put your oxygen mask on first to raise a happy, healthy family.
Pre-order now to receive:
- The exclusive Primitive Reflex Integration Course for Kids
- The Live Nervous System Webinar for Parents
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About the Author
Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, CPRCS, is a Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certified Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialist, educator, entrepreneur, speaker, and mom of two who is passionate about helping families understand the connection between the nervous system, sensory processing, primitive reflexes, movement, and healthy living.
She is the founder of The Sensory Project and owner of Sensational Brain, where she provides continuing education, sensory and primitive reflex resources, and practical tools for parents, therapists, and educators around the world.
Known for making neuroscience approachable and actionable, Rachel specializes in sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, self-regulation, childhood development, and movement-based interventions. She is also the author of the Crawling for Brain Development curriculum and several children’s books, including The Jungle Crawl, The Dino Crawl, and The Unicorn Crawl.
But beyond the credentials and businesses, Rachel is also a mother navigating the same mental load, sensory overload, exhaustion, and emotional demands that so many parents silently carry. Her work is rooted in the belief that parents deserve support too — and that understanding our nervous systems can help us move from surviving to finally feeling grounded.
