- Topic
- Why disproportionate reactions point to old wounds rather than the present-day trigger itself — normalizing and validating without clinical language
- Arc
- psychoeducation shape: hook → name it → why it happens → what it looks like → what helps → gentle takeaway. Kept trust-building and reflective per the brief's purpose note
- Hook
- Validation/curiosity-driven, per 'the size of the reaction tells you about the wound' reframe from client's own language. Emphasized 'Reaction' as the art does
- Voice
- Plain, warm, grounded — 'like sitting on the couch with you'. Psychology-invisible: taught the concept without naming 'Marker 1' or 'nervous system dysregulation'. No clinical distance, no jargon
- Constraints
- No diagnosis-by-checklist (rule 1). No heavy-topic crisis line (triggers are Marker 1 but not one of the five heavy topics per rule 13). CTA from approved list (rule 10). Arc from allowed four (rule 16). Single slide as assigned (rule 17). Kept text lean per client's 'reduce the text' feedback note