Volume Control

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Volume Control</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is a quirky doodled guidebook that Jen Butler (@jenbutlersays) wrote for herself when she realized that she had the emotional regulation skills of an overtired toddler. (She was in her thirties so it wasn't cute anymore.)</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Her sensitivities were maxed out making daily life feel impossible. Emotionally she swung between unbearable lows and scary highs. Her loved ones walked on eggshells around her fearing one wrong word could trigger an existential meltdown.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>At first she thought the solution was to train everyone else to never hurt her feelings. When that failed (miserably) she focused on what she </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>could</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> control: her mental and emotional health. Over the course of five years Jen compiled her most helpful tips tricks and perspective-shifts into </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Volume Control</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>This choose-your-own-adventure guidebook helps readers build their own emotional regulation toolkit. Jen cuts through the noise of typical self-help books with her refreshing honesty humor doodles and practical down-to-earth support. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>There's also a dedicated section for supporters with analogies encouragement and actionable steps to stay healthy (and um </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>sane</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>) while supporting a highly sensitive loved one. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Since life doesn't come with a strategy guide Jen created her own. Now she's sharing it with you.</span></p>