Starting Over with Shannon Jenkins

How To Understand, Face & Heal Trauma w/ World-Leading Expert Dr Stephen Porges

December 05, 2023 Shannon Jenkins
Starting Over with Shannon Jenkins
How To Understand, Face & Heal Trauma w/ World-Leading Expert Dr Stephen Porges
Show Notes

In many ways trauma is the invisible epidemic that costs many of us our health and happiness. However, there is a route to healing. Our guest Dr. Stephen Porges is a world-leading American psychiatrist best known for his development of the Polyvagal Theory which focuses on the nervous system's role in our behavior, emotional regulation, and stress responses. Simply put, if you want to heal, you need to learn how to hack your nervous system and that’s what this episode is all about. 


In this conversation we discuss: 

00:00 The FATHER of Trauma-Healing & Nervous System Regulation!

01:07 Polyvagal Theory 101: Lessons on Inner Calm 

03:27 The impact of COVID-19 

05:39 The invisible epidemic: trauma

12:48 The most powerful HACK for your nervous system! 

28:53 The trap of never feeling satisfied and what to do about it 

31:02 Transgenerational Trauma

38:02 Forget diagnoses: This is the REAL problem and SOLUTION

39:20 Healing your mind & body


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Music by: Flood (Instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn

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