Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Dr. Stephen Porges joins Rick and Forrest to explore his Polyvagal Theory, which explains how we can use the systems of the body to completely change our relationship with stress. About Our Guest: Dr. Stephen Porges is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological states in our psychological experiences. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Key Topics: 1:45: Summary of Polyvagal Theory. 6:00: Evolutionary neuro-biology: the three systems of the body. 15:15: The adaptive nature of the three systems. 19:45: Shutdown, trauma, and constructing a narrative. 23:00: Challenges of COVID to the social engagement system 28:15: How to intervene in the body. 33:00: Being stuck with problematic people. 35:30: Using the breath and staying calm. 38:00: Co-regulation 42:00: A message to your younger self. From Dr. Hanson: Hardwire lasting change into your mind and heart in just a few minutes a day with Dr. Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price! From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need. Sponsors: Want fresh, delicious, simple dinners delivered right to your doorstep? Check out HelloFresh, America’s #1 meal kit, and use code beingwell90 to get $90 off including free shipping! Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:05.0	today, we have the absolute being well. I'm Forrest Hansen. I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick
0:09.5	Hanson and today we have the absolute pleasure of welcoming a true pioneer to the show, Dr. Stephen Porches.
0:16.0	Dr. Porches is a distinguished university scientist at Indiana University,
0:21.0	professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor
0:25.2	Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.
0:30.3	In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian
0:35.9	autonomic nervous system to social behavior, and emphasizes the importance of physiological
0:41.2	states in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric problems. of way of disciplines. He's also the author of the Polyvagal Theory,
0:54.0	Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation,
0:59.6	The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory, and co-editor of the Polyvagal Theory and co-editor of clinical applications of the
1:04.8	Polyvagal Theory.
1:06.2	So Steve, thank you so much for joining us today.
1:08.7	How are you doing?
1:09.7	I'm doing fine, thank you for us.
1:11.5	It's good to be here. Yeah, Thank you for
1:13.7	Thank you for taking the time to do this.
1:14.9	And many of our listeners are probably familiar on some level with polyvagal theory, or they have
1:20.5	kind of a general idea that maybe it has something to do with the nervous system or how our bodies deal with different levels of stress.
1:27.6	But it's not tremendously often that we get to kind of ask for an explanation from somebody who proposed a major theory in the first
1:33.9	place. So I'd love to begin with a kind of summary overview of polyvagal theory
1:39.0	kind of straight from the source. Sure, sure, but this you know what I often say this is the question that I like the least because it's unbounded. It could take hours or days.
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