Stress isn't a dial. It's a switch.
A red-dirt, trauma-informed framework for nervous system literacy. Built and field-tested across remote Australia.
Why this matters
The new science of stress
When the body's safety radar fires, you flick from your safety system into your danger system in seconds. Thinking, perception, communication, and trust all change. This is biology, not character. And it happens to the most experienced clinicians, teachers, and team leaders.
The first move is recognising what state you are in. The second is regulating from the body, not the head. Tracking Better teaches both.
The framework is grounded in polyvagal theory, developmental neuroscience, and trauma-informed practice, refined through years of frontline use in remote communities, clinical settings, and schools.
About Dr Deeta Kimber
I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist with over thirty years of clinical experience, currently working in the Kimberley region of Western Australia through Rural Health West's OTIO program and affiliated with the University of Melbourne.
Tracking Better was developed and field-tested across remote Australia, including extensive work with Aboriginal communities in the East and West Kimberley. The framework translates trauma science and nervous system literacy into practical, accessible capability for the people doing the work.
Tracking Better Foundation Pathway
1. TRACK Stress
2. Build Regulation Prescriptions
2. Build Regulation Prescriptions
Read your nervous system state in real time using the HBLT framework (Head, Body, Legs, Teamwork) and the 12-Breath Reset. Recognise green, red, and blue zones in yourself and others.
2. Build Regulation Prescriptions
2. Build Regulation Prescriptions
2. Build Regulation Prescriptions
Build a personalised regulation plan using SAFE (Sensory, Action, Feeling, Environment), OMG (Orient, Move, Grasp), and diaphragmatic breathing. Move from survival mode to calm and connected.
3. Crawl Walk Run Coregulation
3. Crawl Walk Run Coregulation
3. Crawl Walk Run Coregulation
Apply nervous system literacy to children and adolescents across three developmental stages: Crawl (0–5, soothing), Walk (6–11, guiding), Run (11–18+, coaching). Includes the 12 Survival Animals and developmental adaptations.
4. Fast-Track to BETTER!
3. Crawl Walk Run Coregulation
3. Crawl Walk Run Coregulation
Set goals and build progress using the BETTER! framework and the IMAGE mnemonic. Solution-focused tools that turn regulation into action.
Lifetime access. Self-paced. Suitable for self-directed CPD logging. Buyers receive free upgrades as the framework evolves.