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Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies

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By Stephen W. Porges, Deb Dana — 2018

Clinicians who have dedicated their work to bringing the benefits of the Polyvagal Theory to a range of clients have come together to present Polyvagal Theory in a creative and personal way. See more...

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Polyvagal Theory on Feeling Safe

Dr. Stephen Porges, creator of the Polyvagal Theory, discusses how we need to learn skills to trigger" feelings of safety in the body. This is an excerpt from an interview with Dr. Stephen Porges.

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The Polyvagal Theory and PTSD with Stephen Porges, PhD

The polyvagal theory is the brain child of Stephen Porges, PhD. What Dr.

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Stephen Porges - Polyvagal Theory: How Your Body Makes the Decision

In conversation with Dr. Gunther Schmidt, Prof. Stephen Porges, founder of the polyvagal theory, explains his scientific approach. Together they discuss the evolutionary development of the polyvagal system, name implications for psychotherapy and provide information on understanding psychotrauma.

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Dr. Stephen Porges: What is the Polyvagal Theory

Dr. Stephen Porges explains Polyvagal Theory in his interview with PsychAlive.org.

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Polyvagal Theory and How It Relates to Social Cues

We innately long for feelings of safety, trust, and comfort in our connections with others and quickly pick up cues that tell us when we may not be safe.

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Stephen Porges: ‘Survivors are Blamed Because they Don’t Fight’

The psychiatry professor on the polyvagal theory he developed to understand our reactions to trauma.

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Stephen W. Porges, PhD: Q&A About Freezing, Fainting, and the ‘Safe’ Sounds of Music Therapy

[Porges'] widely-cited polyvagal theory contends that living creatures facing or sensing mortal danger will immobilize, even “play dead,” as a last resort.

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How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world—and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.

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How Are The Mind & The Brain Different? A Neuroscientist Explains

So what exactly is the difference between the mind and the brain? Well, the mind is separate, yet inseparable from, the brain. The mind uses the brain, and the brain responds to the mind.

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Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

In the world’s largest study on psychedelics and the brain, a team of researchers from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and Department of Biomedical Engineering of McGill University, the Broad Institute at Harvard/MIT, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and Mila—Quebec...

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