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Understanding Trauma and the Polyvagal Theory
episode icon Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
The Polyvagal Theory and Recovering from Trauma with Dr. Stephen Porges
Dr. Stephen Porges, the creator of the polyvagal the... more
Nov 6 2023 54m
Understanding Trauma and the Polyvagal Theory
Chapter 1 1 min
Introduction
Chapter 2 4 mins
A brief overview of Polyvagal Theory (PVT)
Chapter 3 6 mins
Ventral, sympathetic, and dorsal vagal states
Chapter 4 7 mins
Relating PVT to trauma, and processing cognitively vs. in the body
Chapter 5 3 mins
Creating enough safety and co-regulation for healing work
Chapter 6 3 mins
What helps people gain awareness, safety, and regulation
Chapter 7 3 mins
Contextualizing a freeze response both psychologically and medically
Chapter 8 3 mins
Distinguishing feeling safe vs. being safe
Chapter 9 3 mins
Where to start when you don’t have a secure base in another person
Chapter 10 1 min
How our physiology has evolved to detect psychosocial cues
Chapter 11 2 mins
How healing practices change our perception of the world
Chapter 12 1 min
The calming effect of slow exhalation and top-down visualization
Chapter 13 3 mins
Other tools to calm the nervous system, and the need for social nourishment
Chapter 14 7 mins
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