Your nervous system isn’t broken. It’s responding exactly how it was shaped to respond based on your past experiences. But now it’s time to reshape it, with intention, compassion, and the safety of God’s presence.
This page will help you create your own Safety Blueprint: a personalized map of what calms, anchors, and brings you back to a regulated state.
Step 1: Recognize Your Stress Signs
What does your body do when you’re not safe?
Think: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.
Look for physical, emotional, and behavioral signs.
I know I’m dysregulated when I…
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Physically:
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Emotionally:
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Spiritually:
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In relationships:
Step 2: Remember What Feels Safe
What helps you feel grounded, supported, and safe?
These can be big or small things that help you return to your body and to God.
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People who feel safe to be around:
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Places that help me breathe easier:
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Phrases or Scriptures that anchor me:
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Physical tools or practices that calm me (e.g., water, movement, music):
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Times when I felt truly held by God:
Step 3: Build Your Blueprint
Now pull it together. Imagine a day where everything feels too much. What steps can you take to return to safety with God?
Example: “First I splash cold water on my face, then I go outside. I put my hand on my heart and whisper, ‘Be still and know.’ Then I journal or cry with the Lord.”
When I feel overwhelmed, I will:
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Step 4: Anchor It in Truth
Finish this sentence prayerfully:
“When I forget I’m safe, I will remind myself that…”
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