<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Human beings regulate one another. Voice,... > Human beings regulate one another. Voice, proximity, facial expression, rhythm, and reliable presence can reduce or increase arousal, which is why the quality of a relationship becomes part of the nervous system's operating environment. **Source:** [[livestreams/Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection - Workbook|Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Human beings regulate one another. Voice, proximity, facial expression, rhythm, and reliable presence can reduce or increase arousal, which is why the quality of a relationship becomes part of the nervous system's operating environment.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-human-beings-regulate-systems-operating-environment ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->