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

Polyvagal Informed Therapies shift the focus of therapy from the traumatic event to the bodily feeling. This is an important theoretical transformation about how trauma is both treated and embedded in the survivor’s nervous system.
INTRODUCTION TO POLYVAGAL THEORY
A key tenet of the Polyvagal Theory is the paramount importance of how our bodies feel and respond to the world around us.
When the modern vagus is activated and we enter the Green state of safety, our faces become more expressive. Our voices become less monotone and exhibit more prosody and nuance. We are physically better able to hear and listen to others.