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This is episode 19 and we are going to continue our discussion on the Polyvago Theory,

which in short is a discussion about how our bodies

can sometimes get the best of us when we feel extremely upset or threatened. Now this

is a continuation for episode 18 but no worries if you haven't had time to hear that episode.

This one's designed to stand alone and is focusing on more the practical aspects of the theory.

But as you listen, if you find yourself interested in wanting to know more,

go back to episode 18 and listen from there.

Right, so super fast summary.

The most important things from the episode before was the, again, this is Stephen Porches and the

title of the book, The Polyvagel Theory, right?

We'll just leave it there.

Yeah, of course it's going to be on our show notes.

There's also a clinical applications book that's really awesome.

That's a more recent one.

But the gist of it is, and the one thing that we're going to be really digging into this episode is the safety

system which is the Vegas nerve, the ventral vagal nerve, which is the social engagement system and what we called it last time was the

green zone just to make it really easy it's what it's where we want to live it's where we

want to hang out and it's when we are disarmed.

And it's when we're feeling safe and engaged.

And I think the most important part of the theory is that being in the green zone activates us and allows us to have

social engagement and social engagement is necessary for our survival it's not

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