Safety State

A collection of blogs that focus on the ventral vagal state of safety and social engagement.

The Benefits of Play for Adults: 7 Ways to Play

Add more playfulness to your adult life! This guide highlights the benefits of play and offers seven engaging activities to try.

Dysregulation can come with Polyvagal safety

As you access more of your safety state, you will probably experience some of your stuck state getting unstuck.

What you're getting wrong in trauma recovery

Therapists, coaches and "self-healers" ignore one crucial aspect in trauma recovery and it could end up being disastrous and retraumatizing.

Can you identify your Polyvagal safety state?

Safety can look different for each one of us, but there are commonalities. The underlying factor as I understand Polyvagal safety...

Why traumatized people have difficulty with safety

Did you know that a traumatized person has significant difficulties with being able to access their Polyvagal safety state?

Why the Polyvagal Safety State is so Important

When active, these ventral vagal pathways result in your ability to connect with yourself and with others.

Polyvagal Safety & How to Use It

What is Polyvagal safety and how do you use it?

"Polyvagal Safety" Book Review / SNB136+

Why you should and should not buy Porges' newest book - "Polyvagal Safety."

Safety Cue Dependency? / SNB 135 quotes & show notes

In this episode, I discuss what safety cues are and how to help therapy clients develop the ability to notice and savor them...

the Vagal Brake & Distress Tolerance

The vagal brake is the mechanism of distress tolerance. Its' reliant on the strength of...

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Safety State

The Benefits of Play for Adults: 7 Ways to Play

Dysregulation can come with Polyvagal safety

What you're getting wrong in trauma recovery

Can you identify your Polyvagal safety state?

Why traumatized people have difficulty with safety

Why the Polyvagal Safety State is so Important

Polyvagal Safety & How to Use It

"Polyvagal Safety" Book Review / SNB136+

Safety Cue Dependency? / SNB 135 quotes & show notes

the Vagal Brake & Distress Tolerance

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