417 - Are "Safe Spaces" Possible in Relationships?
Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
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The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Relationships
Our brains have evolved to be constantly scanning for threat our brains and nervous systems can pick up very very very subtle cues of threat right we can especially be trained to pick up how quickly or slowly a partner is responding to us. When we get the message that things are actually safe that's when our ventral vagal complex which is our social engagement system it lets us actually listen to somebody you know listen to somebody compassionately to connect with them.
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