Whether you’re a client of mine, a fan of my videos or my poor long-suffering partner, if you know me at all you’ve probably heard me talk about Polyvagal Theory. This scientifically grounded yet very approachable model for understanding mood, safety and communication is one of the cornerstones of my work as a therapist but increasingly it serves to remind me that feelings are not magic connections to some idealized world of being, but rather amoral and a-theistic aspects of our humanity. This week Annette James returns to the show to offer her insights into this evolutionary neurobiological model for minds, memories and more, plus viewer calls! Catch the episode live at 7p CT 12/3 and be sure to check back here afterwards for some footNOTES!
Polyvagal theory in practice by Dee Wagner for Counseling Today
How to deal with your daily ups and downs: The four R’s of restoring connection by Olga Kabel for Sequence Wiz
POLYVAGAL101: The fundamentals of the Polyvagal Theory by Justin Sunseri for The Polyvagal Podcast
How your autonomic nervous system defines your mental state, reactions and behavior by Olga Kabel for Sequence Wiz
Wearing Your Heart on Your Face: The Polyvagal Circuit in the Consulting Room by Ryan Howes with Stephen Porges for PESI
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation by Deb Dana
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation by Stephen Porges
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2005, Pages 465–466
Darwin revisited: The vagus nerve is a causal element in controlling recognition of other’s emotions
Cortex, Volume 92, July 2017, Pages 95-102
EVOLUTION OF THE AUTONOMIC INNERVATION OF VISCERAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS IN VERTEBRATES
Pharmacological Reviews, December 1969, Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 247-324
