Turn Inward
From Survival to Safety
Live With More Self-Compassion and Less Shame
You may notice that certain feelings or reactions seem to come out of nowhere.
So much of what we call anxiety, numbness, reactivity, exhaustion, or self-criticism is not random, and it is not a sign that something is wrong with us. These are often the traces of a body and nervous system that learned, in deeply intelligent ways, how to survive.
This mini-course is an invitation to begin meeting those patterns differently, with more compassion and less shame. Not as a problem to fix, but as signals to listen to. And in that listening, to discover the possibility of something that may have felt out of reach for a long time: a sense of safety that comes from turning within.
Turn Inward: From Survival to Safety is a 5-module guided practice with five world-renowned experts. The modules are designed for a gentle unfolding and offer ways to come closer to yourself, through understanding, practice and deep attention.
Get lifetime access to the course for $97.
What Actually Happens Inside
Each module is short — twenty to thirty minutes — and built around a practice by each of our world-renowned experts.
You won't be taking notes. You won't be working through a curriculum. You'll be guided into a specific state — grounded, regulated, present — and then given a way to find that state again on your own, in the moments you usually can't.
Arielle Schwartz walks you back into your body. Deb Dana shows you how to map your own cues of safety and danger so you stop bracing without knowing why. Russell Kennedy meets the anxious part of you the way it's been waiting to be met. Francis Weller makes room for the grief you've been carrying alone. Kristin Neff teaches the self-compassion that actually changes physiology — not the version that sounds nice.
These aren't lectures about nervous system regulation. They're the practice itself.
What’s Included In The Mini-Course
This isn’t just more information — it’s guided implementation.
Here’s what you get with Turn Inward: From Survival to Safety
✔ 5 Expert-Led Nervous System Regulation Practices
Each module offers a different doorway into healing, so your nervous system can begin experiencing what it has been waiting for: genuine safety, presence, and compassionate connection with yourself.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD: The Body Doesn't Lie
Understand how trauma lives in your body and practice gently Welcoming Yourself Home through somatic awareness and self-compassion.Deb Dana, LCSW: Your Nervous System as Ally
Learn to map your unique cues of safety and danger using polyvagal theory, and befriend your protective states with curiosity instead of criticism.Russell Kennedy, MD: What You Were Meant to Receive
Discover why anxiety is an alarm in your body, a younger part of you still waiting to be seen, and learn to meet that part with care.Francis Weller, MFT: The Gifts of Grief
Stop holding your sorrow in isolation and learn to bring warmth and witness to what you carry, allowing it to move and transform.Kristin Neff, PhD: Making Space for Yourself
Master the research-backed self-compassion practices that change your physiology and help you become someone you can genuinely count on.n
✔ Reflection & Integration Tools
Gentle journaling prompts and self-inquiry questions help your nervous system register what’s shifting, so healing becomes felt, not just understood.
✔ Science-Backed, Trauma-Informed, Wisdom Guided
Each module includes expert teaching, guided practice, and clear context, grounded in polyvagal theory, somatic psychology, neuroscience, and decades of clinical wisdom.
✔ Designed for Real Life
Short, accessible modules you can complete at your own pace. No pressure, no perfect schedule, just support when you need it most.
✔ Lifetime Access to All 5 Modules
Return anytime you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or critical of yourself. These practices are yours to use whenever you need them.
“I totally feel the change, it's been a game changer. My experience is completely different on a daily basis from how it was before. Much more regulated, much less reactive, more grounded, present more often. Just extremely thankful. ”
Why This Matters Now
These five practices, designed to be done at the pace your nervous system can honor, will help your body to process differently. They can be integrated starting right now, when your body needs it.
If your system is overloaded, dysregulated, or under stress, these practices can provide immediate relief.
Help yourself now - no need to wait for someday.
Your Guides
DEB DANA, LCSW
Clinician, Consultant, Founding Member of The Polyvagal Institute, & Author of Several Books, Including Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety
ARIELLE SCHWARTZ, PHD
Licensed Psychologist, Award-Winning Author of The Complex PTSD Workbook, & Founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy
RUSSELL KENNEDY, MD
AKA The Anxiety MD, Medical Doctor, Clinical Neuroscientist, Host of The Anxiety Rx Podcast, & Author of The Anxiety Rx
FRANCIS WELLER, MFT
Founder of WisdomBridge, Psychotherapist & Soul Activist, Author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Guide for Grief, Ritual & Initiation
KRISTIN NEFF, PHD
Psychologist, Co-Developer of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), & Author of Self-Compassion and Fierce Self-Compassion
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Five short modules. Five expert teachers. Lifetime access.
Designed to be started now and returned to whenever your nervous system needs it.
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