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Dr. Stephen Porges, the creator of the polyvagal theory, joins the podcast to walk us through how its lessons can be applied to recovering from traumatic experiences. Forrest and Dr. Porges simplify the polyvagal theory, discuss the three key states our body can rest in, and explore how we can use polyvagal practices to heal old wounds and feel safer.\xa0\nAbout our Guest: Dr. Stephen Porges is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He\u2019s published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and is the author of a number of books, including his recently released Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us.\nYou can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n1:10: A brief overview of Polyvagal Theory (PVT)\n5:20: Ventral, sympathetic, and dorsal vagal states\n12:05: Relating PVT to trauma, and processing cognitively vs. in the body\n19:30: Creating enough safety and co-regulation for healing work\n23:30: What helps people gain awareness, safety, and regulation\n27:15: Contextualizing a freeze response both psychologically and medically\n30:45: Distinguishing feeling safe vs. being safe\n34:10: Where to start when you don\u2019t have a secure base in another person\n37:20: How our physiology has evolved to detect psychosocial cues\n39:20: How healing practices change our perception of the world\n41:35: The calming effect of slow exhalation and top-down visualization\n43:05: Other tools to calm the nervous system, and the need for social nourishment\n47:05: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors\nStart speaking a new language in just 3 weeks with Babbel! Get 55% off at Babbel.com/BEING.\nZocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.\nFactor delivers fresh, never-frozen, fully prepared meals right to your door. Head to factormeals.com/beingwell50 and use code beingwell50 to get 50% off.\xa0\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nFinally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you\u2019re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website