Becoming an Active Operator of Your Nervous System

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician and consultant specializing in using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and create ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system. Her clinical publications include The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation and The Polyvagal Flip Chart: Understanding the Science of Safety, and her Sounds True publications include the audio program, Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory, and her new book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory. In this podcast, Tami Simon converses with Deb Dana to offer listeners a practical understanding of Polyvagal Theory and how we can begin to decode the language of our body for better health and better relationships. Tami and Deb also discuss the dorsal, sympathetic, and ventral states of our nervous system; the gifts of becoming "anchored in ventral"; neuroception, your nervous system's way of taking in information to assess your safety; curiosity and the capacity for self-reflection; the importance of self-care; co-regulation as a biological imperative; why self-regulation is especially critical for therapists and other helping professionals; music and nature as healing resources; the practice of self-compassion as a means of "getting our anchor back"; and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.1	My name is Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment
0:09.7	to introduce you to the new SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:13.8	The SoundsTrue Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making
0:20.2	transformational education widely available.
0:24.6	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness,
0:33.5	and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.8	The SoundsTrue Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational
0:45.5	tools to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in
0:52.8	developing countries.
0:54.6	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:08.1	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.3	Today, my guest is Deb Dana.
1:13.5	Deb is a clinician and consultant, specializing in using the lens of polyvagal theory to
1:19.7	understand and resolve the impact of trauma and create ways of working that honor the
1:25.9	role of the autonomic nervous system.
1:29.4	She's a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, and with SoundsTrue has created an audio
1:35.5	learning series on befriending your nervous system, and she's also written a new book called
1:42.3	Anchored.
1:43.3	How to befriend your nervous system using polyvagal theory.
1:48.0	Deb Dana is also a featured presenter in SoundsTrue's new Healing Trauma Certificate Program.
1:55.3	A nine-month training to regulate your nervous system, embody safety, and become a healing
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