Inner Compass

Two Nervous Systems.
One Question.

Is it safe to connect—or do I need to protect myself.

Connection
Protection
Control
Domination

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Current Mode

Connection

Empathy is online, thinking is flexible, and impact can be named and repaired.

Pathway:Safety → Empathy → Repair
SafetyEmpathyRepair

Choose Your Path

Two ways to explore—depending on what you need.

Start here
Explorer

Understand yourself through the lens of your nervous system.

  • Recognize your own patterns
  • Understand why reactions shift
  • See relationships more clearly
  • Find language for what you're experiencing

Accessible. Personal. No jargon.

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Deep Diver

The technical architecture for professionals.

  • Five-Axis Framework specifications
  • Cross-theoretical validation
  • State-appropriate intervention principles
  • Scaling analysis: individuals → systems

Technical. Comprehensive. Research-grounded.

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Why This Matters

Understanding the gradient changes how you see yourself—and everyone else.

Compassion becomes possible

That reactive version of them isn't their "true self" revealed. It's a nervous system in a particular position—just like yours.

Conflict becomes readable

When you can see where someone is on the gradient, their behavior stops being mysterious. Or personal. It becomes information.

Connection becomes a choice

You can't meet someone in Connection from Control. Seeing both positions—yours and theirs—changes what's actually possible.

"The same person can look like a different person in a different state."

Understanding this changes everything.