Why read Our Polyvagal World?

Book cover of Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us

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Since Stephen Porges first proposed the Polyvagal Theory in 1994, its basic idea-that the level of safety we feel impacts our health and happiness-has radically shifted how researchers and clinicians approach trauma interventions and therapeutic interactions. Yet despite its wide acceptance, most of the writing on the topic has been…

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1 author picked Our Polyvagal World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

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This is a highly accessible book that names and explains one of the most fundamental realities of our time, i.e., that we are all traumatized by the relentless cycle of frightening news, the breathtaking rate of change, and the existential threat due to climate collapse, which predisposes us to live in a perpetual state of fight, flight, and freeze, which is very destructive to our health and well-being physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I loved their clear description of the complexity of the function of the vagus nerve, which is the best I ever read. This book provides guidance and wisdom…

From Judy's list on cultivating resilience and courage during these profound times of rapid transformation on our planet.