This is a slide deck of our article on FROM MASKING TO BELONGING: Building Classrooms That Regulate and Restore. Here you can find the 5 domains from Dr. Stuart Shanker's Self-Reg work.
 
Self-Reg invites us to identify and reduce stress across five interrelated domains:
 
Biological: stress in the body, including sensory sensitivity, sleep, hunger, and movement needs
Emotional: difficulty recognizing, expressing, or managing big feelings
Cognitive: mental overload from task demands, transitions, or executive functioning challenges
Social: navigating peer dynamics, group expectations, and interpersonal cues
Prosocial: the stress that can arise from caring deeply for others, often without boundaries or support