The Neuroception of the Nervous System

Our nervous system has other options related to how we're going to respond besides fight or flee. When we feel safe, our lights are on all the way up to the top of our minds. That's where our hearts are open and we're connected. So I'm beginning to use polyvagal terms, that's social engagement. It is evolutionarily based. And it goes back from an evolutionary standpoint,. All mammals, all vertebrates, even, and there's even versions of it in fish.