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SFP 080 Mona Delahooke on The Brain-Body Connection and Why Parents Need To Know About This; How To Manage Tantrums, Defiance and Sensory Challenges In Our Kids; And Why Parents Need To Be Compassionate Towards Themselves As Well (New Episode!)

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Polyvagal Theory and Neuroception

Dr. Porgis developed this polyvagal theory decades ago. It describes three main pathways of the autonomic nervous system that we travel on as humans, depending on the degree of threat or safety,. We feel subconsciously through a concept called neuroception. Mona: I call neuroception our safety sensor in brain body parenting. The neuroscience of safety for human beings is what unlocks the ability to learn, to play, to cooperate, to communicate.

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