Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory, is a Distinguished University Scientist and founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, and a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory is a landmark work, a
lucid scientific explanation of how nurture is the very foundation
of our nature. Porges explains how safety and reciprocity are
biologically encoded, defining the quality of our lives. Basic
safety is essential not only for having satisfying relationships,
but also for optimally activating the higher brain structures
responsible for creativity and generativity. By the defining the
core features of "safety" as consisting of internal visceral
sensitivities that define how we deal with threat and approach our
surroundings, Porges invites us to revise our focus on safety from
fences, metal detectors, and surveillance monitoring, to using the
fundamental wiring of our brains, including our voices and our
faces, to organize our lives, our families and our institutions.
This book shows how most psychiatric problems are expressed in
failures of attunement and reciprocity, and, by explaining the
biological foundations of reciprocity, provides a guide to
innovative methods to gain a sense of safety, mutuality and
belonging.--Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Medical Director Trauma Center
at JRI, Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of
Medicine, author of NYT bestseller The Body Keeps the Score
In The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges
succeeds, as few researchers do, in the art of deconstructing dense
scientific concepts to render them wonderfully accessible to
clients, clinicians, and the lay person alike. As the subtleties of
the Polyvagal Theory are brought to life through the friendly voice
of an innovative genius, a new understanding about the influence of
the autonomic nervous system on human behavior emerges, along with
neurobiological explanations for a variety of difficulties. You
will find that many of the perplexing issues that bring clients to
therapy suddenly make biological sense, as well as discover the
seeds of bottom-up roadmaps for healing them. Read this book, and
be inspired by a revolutionary perspective on the human condition
that will have a far-reaching positive impact on your life, your
relationships, and your clinical practice.--Pat Ogden Ph.D.,
Founder/Educational Director, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute,
Boulder, Colorado USA
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