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How to Expand Your Window of Tolerance — A Somatic Therapist’s Guide
Your window of tolerance determines how much sensation, emotion, and intimacy you can hold without shutting down. Somatic experiencing therapists use pendulation — a gentle rhythm between comfort and edge — to expand that window and build genuine sensory resilience. Learn how this practice works and try four simple exercises tonight.
Window of Tolerance and Intimacy: A Therapist’s Guide
Your window of tolerance is the nervous system zone where you can stay present, feel emotions, and connect with others without shutting down. Understanding this concept helps you recognize why intimacy sometimes feels overwhelming — and gives you practical, therapist-backed tools for gently expanding your capacity for closeness and connection.