Natalie Gianoglio Emotional Regulation

Natalie Gianoglio Emotional Regulation Holistic therapy & breathwork to help you reconnect, regulate & restore your nervous system.

reathe Play Heal offers soulful, trauma-aware support for nervous system healing, emotional well-being, and self-discovery. Founded by Natalie De Gouveia, we blend breathwork, holistic counselling, movement, and creative practices to help you reconnect with yourself, release burnout, and live with more presence and purpose.

Sometimes the hardest part of making a decision isn’t knowing what you need, it’s thinking about what your decision migh...
15/09/2026

Sometimes the hardest part of making a decision isn’t knowing what you need, it’s thinking about what your decision might mean for everyone else.

When I knew I needed to leave my job, my first thoughts weren’t about me, they were about the children.
- Will they feel abandoned?
- Will they understand?
- Will they be okay?
- Am I letting them down?

I realised how easily we can become so accustomed to considering everyone else that I slowly removed myself from the equation.

I see versions of this in women all the time. Before making a decision, we calculate the emotional cost to our children, partners, colleagues, families, clients, usually everyone except ourselves.

Caring deeply about other people isn’t a problem, losing yourself while doing it is.

Emotional regulation and self-awareness aren’t about becoming selfish or caring less. They can help us create enough space to recognise our own needs alongside the needs of the people we love.

Sometimes one of the most important question we can learn to ask is, “And what do I need?” If this feels familiar, you’re in the right place. 💛

Follow for more, or share this with a woman who might recognise herself here.

Join me and GONGS Sound Healing next Saturday for a late-afternoon reset.Two hours to simply arrive, lie down and allow ...
13/09/2026

Join me and GONGS Sound Healing next Saturday for a late-afternoon reset.

Two hours to simply arrive, lie down and allow your breath and the powerful sound and vibration of the gongs to move through you.

No rushing. No performing. Nothing you need to get right.

Just space to breathe, receive and reconnect.

Your body will thank you. 🤍

GONGS Sound Healing & Breathwork Journey

📅 Saturday, 19 September
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Rise Yoga Studio, Greenstone Hill
⏳ 2 hours
🎟 R750 per person
✨ Limited to 12 guests

If this sounds like something you need, WhatsApp Tamarin on 079 781 5187 or Natalie 0833577660 to book your spot.

We’re keeping numbers intentionally small so the experience remains intimate.

Client story alert! 🚨 This story is inspired by a real client experience, and it’s one I think many women will recognise...
11/09/2026

Client story alert! 🚨 This story is inspired by a real client experience, and it’s one I think many women will recognise themselves in.

Sometimes what looks like “I keep snapping” is actually the end result of carrying too much, saying too little, and putting yourself last for far too long.

I’ve walked this journey with a few different women and it really excited me to witness what can happen when a woman starts to understand what’s really going on underneath her triggers And in turn, learns to meet herself differently there.

This is just one of the many examples

what this work can actually look like, and what can change.

If you recognised yourself somewhere in her story and you’re curious about working together, DM me the word ANCHOR and we can chat about whether this work might be right for you.

Inspired by a real client experience. Identifying details have been changed to protect confidentiality.

Yes, you can learn how to trust what your gut tells you without needing outside validation…Yes you can meet the uncertai...
09/09/2026

Yes, you can learn how to trust what your gut tells you without needing outside validation…

Yes you can meet the uncertainty that comes with trusting yourself and still follow through..

Yes, you can build the self-awareness and emotional capacity to hear yourself more clearly.

Self-trust doesn’t begin with having all the answers.

It begins with becoming aware of what is happening within you, and learning not to abandon yourself when uncertainty appears.

That is where we begin.

If you’re ready to trust yourself more deeply and respond differently when life feels overwhelming, book a free discovery call through the link in my bio. 📞

When you’ve always been the person who can handle everything, suddenly struggling with ordinary tasks can feel frighteni...
08/09/2026

When you’ve always been the person who can handle everything, suddenly struggling with ordinary tasks can feel frightening.

You used to juggle ten things at once, now three things feel like too much, and your mind immediately goes to, “What happened to me?”

Perhaps you haven’t become less capable, perhaps your capacity has changed.

There’s an important difference:
✨ Capability is what you CAN do.
🌿 Capacity is how much you can carry right now.

When you’ve been exhausted, stressed, emotionally stretched or constantly “on”, there may simply be less capacity available to access all of the skills, creativity and capability that are still there.

And this is where so many women become incredibly hard on themselves, they measure themselves against what they used to manage.

But your worth was never supposed to be measured by how much you can carry, sometimes you don’t need more discipline or motivation, you need space to recover, regulate and rebuild your capacity.

You haven’t necessarily lost the capable version of yourself, she may simply be tired.

💛 Did you need that distinction today? Save this for the next time you start questioning yourself.

Sometimes, disappearing doesn’t look like leaving.It looks like saying, “I’m fine,” when you’re not.Staying quiet to avo...
04/09/2026

Sometimes, disappearing doesn’t look like leaving.

It looks like saying, “I’m fine,” when you’re not.
Staying quiet to avoid conflict.
Putting everyone else’s needs ahead of your own.
Ignoring your boundaries to keep the peace.
Or shutting down because you don’t know what else to do.

These responses may once have helped you feel protected. But when they become your only way of coping, you slowly lose connection with yourself.

Emotional regulation isn’t about never being triggered. It’s about building the capacity to notice what is happening, stay connected to yourself, and choose how you want to respond.

You don’t have to disappear to feel safe.

You can learn to remain with yourself, even when the moment feels difficult.

Save this for the moments you feel tempted to abandon yourself—or share it with someone who may need this reminder. 🤍

You don’t have to wait until you’re exhausted to deserve rest.So many of us have learned to keep going simply because we...
02/09/2026

You don’t have to wait until you’re exhausted to deserve rest.

So many of us have learned to keep going simply because we can. We push through the tiredness, finish one more thing, take care of everyone else — and promise ourselves we’ll slow down when life gets quieter.

But rest isn’t something you earn by reaching breaking point.

It’s part of how you build the capacity to meet your life with more presence, choice and energy.

Sometimes the question isn’t “Can I keep going?”

It’s “Do I actually need to?”

That pause matters. 🤍

Being the reliable one can look like a strength from the outside, but when everyone becomes used to you handling everyth...
01/09/2026

Being the reliable one can look like a strength from the outside, but when everyone becomes used to you handling everything, it can become very easy for one person to disappear from the equation: You.

Sometimes other people don’t notice that you’re running out of capacity, and sometimes neither do you.

You keep going until exhaustion shows up as irritability, overwhelm, disconnection or that uncomfortable thought, “Why can’t I cope like I used to?”

Being capable doesn’t mean having unlimited capacity, and being reliable shouldn’t require you to continually abandon your own needs in order to meet everyone else’s.

Part of emotional regulation is learning to notice yourself again.
- What do I need?
- What am I feeling?
- What matters to me?

You’re allowed to be the person others can depend on and someone who needs support too.

💛 Save this for the next time you automatically say, “I’ve got it.”

And I’m curious, are you the reliable one in your family, friendships or workplace?

Plot twist!
27/08/2026

Plot twist!

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