A Framework for Sensory Preparation, Emotional Pacing and Adaptive Dignity

This framework reimagines getting ready to go out as a relational choreography, where preparation becomes a care ritual, time follows the body’s rhythm, and emotional safety precedes external engagement. Tools, space, and support are attuned to variation, and every outing honours dignity, choice, and return. Readiness is not performance, it’s presence.

Contents

• SECTION 1: Reframing Preparation as a Care Practice – Not Just Logistics
• SECTION 2: Pacing, Timing, and Readiness Mapping – Ready Is Not One Word
• SECTION 3: Environment Design – Textures, Surfaces, Ease
• SECTION 4: Tools, Supports, and Flexibility in Motion – What Helps Might Change
• SECTION 5: Emotional Atonement – Mood, Anxiety, Energy
• SECTION 6: Narrative and Agency – Who’s the Day For?
• SECTION 7: Unexpectedness and Micro-Ruptures – When Things Don’t Go Well
• SECTION 8: Return Rituals – Coming Home Deserves Its Own Care