The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

Pete Seeger, who recently died, was at the vanguard of this movement of singing songs of social change—these were important and serious songs.

listening to the prosodic features of sound, such as listening to vocal music even without another person, may make us feel safer.

the singer Johnny Mathis?

We see this on a playground, where there are children with whom no one wants to play—frequently these children have state regulation problems. They mobilize, when others socially engage, and miss critical cues of social interaction.

If a life-threatening event triggers a biobehavioral response that puts a human into this state of immobilization, it may be very difficult to reorganize to become “normal” again. This is the case for many survivors of trauma.

Somatic Experiencing developed by Peter Levine, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy developed by Pat Ogden, and the work of Bessel van der Kolk.

Polyvagal Theory emphasizes that the neural circuits that support social behavior and emotional regulation are available

The critical point is that the neural circuit regulating social interaction and social engagement behaviors is the same neural circuit that supports health, growth, and restoration.

The sounds are similar to a female voice.