We need to realize is that when people get triggered into either mobilization defenses or shutting down, they are going to develop elaborate narratives to make sense of what their body is doing.

we know that if we can use face-to-face interactions, we can diffuse many misinterpretations of events. Thus, face-to-face interactions are often very helpful in dampening and resolving conflict, especially if the interactions occur in a safe environment.

Within Polyvagal Theory, the neural process that evaluates risk in the environment without awareness is called neuroception

I was using my talks as my own therapy.

Often the personal narrative focuses on self-esteem, but the cause of the reaction may not be related

not to see the adaptive function of the behavior as regulating physiological and behavioral state.

a quest for safety is the basis for living a successful life.

Before the Polyvagal Theory, they had no explanation of some the features their clients reported.

but also in accessibility of certain areas of the brain, certain areas of feeling pleasure—being expansive, being creative, and being very positive as well.