Stephen Porges and the Importance of Feeling Safe

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Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award.
In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe, (Norton, 2017) and co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ , which currently is used by more than 1400 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, to improve language processing and state regulation.
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  • @Flowingwithgracenl
    @Flowingwithgracenl2 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Porges’ talks have completely reframed so much that we have learned about what we need. Thank you for posting this interview

  • @danord4213
    @danord42132 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful interview - not least because the interviewer is so socially gifted and sensitive. You both spread both wisdom AND an inspiring and safe (!) atmosphere. Thank you for that!

  • @IntuitiveCoachTheresa
    @IntuitiveCoachTheresa2 жыл бұрын

    Such brilliant work, stunning contribution to humanity! As a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Christian Healing Minister I'm working on bringing the Biblical context to this way we were created. The science is completely consistent with the Word of God and remarkable in its comprehensiveness. Thank you so much Dr. Porges, et el!

  • @noellecuisine8912
    @noellecuisine89123 ай бұрын

    ❤ what a wonderful conversation thank you very much for sharing this one

  • @Changeworld408
    @Changeworld408 Жыл бұрын

    i found this guest answered the reason of our suffering. Safety we missed in childhood and the deep need for safety and connection. i noticed the host also found the guests explanation very revealing. this could finally lead us into a better road leading to human well being

  • @ACraig-og8tn
    @ACraig-og8tn2 жыл бұрын

    thank you both for this excellent conversation

  • @annikabrommesson567
    @annikabrommesson567 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Thank you!!!

  • @lisagouldson8373
    @lisagouldson83732 жыл бұрын

    i am overcoming my own trauma & healing self awareness is what i learned my behaviours woke me up from being on the wrong side of the bars both in prison as the minds good at trying to make you the victim i am victorious ✊🏼💯❤️

  • @panicrev555
    @panicrev555 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I don't respond well to SSRI's & SSNRI's. Though at times a living hell it's forced me to figure out what is going on rather than escape from it with prescription drugs or otherwise. The last time I tried a prescription drug was Cymbalta and being that I don't seek out help until I'm maxed out, having a negative reaction which intensifies the anxiety creates a state I wouldn't wish on anyone. Dr Porges speaking here about not being able to stop moving reminds me of that last time I tried a SSNRI and trying to cope with the incredible level of anxiety. For some reason the only thing that felt like it helped keep me from going over the edge was pacing all over the house. Stopping for any length of time made the anxiety intensify so I just kept walking, slowly, to every corner of the house for hours on end until the surge of overwhelming anxiety eased.

  • @Be1More
    @Be1More2 жыл бұрын

    so important to talk about it.... thank you.

  • @sandracolleen4203
    @sandracolleen42032 жыл бұрын

    Thank You. ♥️🙏♥️

  • @heath3546
    @heath35462 жыл бұрын

    Nice job both of you.

  • @judiechamblee9581
    @judiechamblee9581 Жыл бұрын

    If you did a survey I think you would find that most of the people in jail had bad family enviorment...we need to teach fathers to be fathers and mothers to be mothers ....mothers need to stay home as they are working way to hard and our families are falling apart...children need contact and safety....so we need to start educating the families first where it all starts...Dr. gabor Mate and Dr. Jordan peterson are tops to consult on this...

  • @karinkoppensteiner55
    @karinkoppensteiner552 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @judiechamblee9581
    @judiechamblee9581 Жыл бұрын

    In women we need to realize that with age hormones change and it will also change the nervous system in many ways..testosterone brave or estrogen weak

  • @jamesmartin727

    @jamesmartin727

    3 ай бұрын

    😊😊😊

  • @katiegreenwood8738
    @katiegreenwood8738 Жыл бұрын

    💖

  • @judiechamblee9581
    @judiechamblee9581 Жыл бұрын

    Once your body shows you that it does not like to be confined then it will keep reminding you of it for next mri or elevator trip....the body does not forget..

  • @liamarunbennett8282
    @liamarunbennett82822 жыл бұрын

    i really appreciate your podcast. thank you:)

  • @lisagouldson8373
    @lisagouldson83732 жыл бұрын

    💜

  • @memenatsuki2577
    @memenatsuki25772 жыл бұрын

    12:10 I've been looking for answers on this for awhile as a heavily traumatized left-brained individual. I feel like I have 2 brains from disconnecting with myself

  • @DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES

    @DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES

    2 жыл бұрын

    You may find this useful also. "Dr. Allan N. Schore - Modern attachment theory; the enduring impact of early right-brain development" kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWSnrbtxZrTTqtI.html&ab_channel=RootsofEmpathy

  • @sararolfe
    @sararolfe2 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful overview, definitions and specific examples

  • @judiechamblee9581
    @judiechamblee9581 Жыл бұрын

    Once your body shows you that it does not like to be confined then it will keep reminding you of it for next mri or elevator trip....the body does not forget

  • @judiechamblee9581
    @judiechamblee9581 Жыл бұрын

    This should apply to the children who are raped over and over in slave camps...we.need to fix them no mater what..God bless their souls

  • @catsaresocute650
    @catsaresocute650 Жыл бұрын

    German prisons are waaaay to nice

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