A printable map of the three zones your nervous system moves through — for therapists, clients, retreat handouts, and your own self-regulation work. Recreated in the Grief, Trauma & Your Mama palette.
A nervous system map
Life feels comfortable. Your body is in an optimal state — you can reach both reason and emotion. You are calm but not tired. Alert but not anxious. You can engage with what is in front of you without losing yourself.
Window of Tolerance is a concept developed by Dr. Dan Siegel in The Developing Mind (Guilford Press, 1999) and is widely used in trauma-informed clinical practice. This visual is an original recreation in the Grief, Trauma & Your Mama palette — not affiliated with or endorsed by Dr. Siegel. For licensed therapeutic guidance, please work with a qualified clinician.
Print it letter-size and put it on the fridge or your nightstand. When you feel off, find your zone — just naming where you are starts the regulation work.
Print it 11×17 or order the felt tag-board version for your office. Use the movable tags to map clients in real time — especially powerful in EMDR, somatic, and grief work.
Use the printable handout in the welcome folder. The tag-board version becomes a shared map for the room — participants can physically track their own state through the day.
Download the high-res PDF for home printing, order the 11×17 wall print, or join the waitlist for the large felt tag-board version with movable tags.