What does it mean that our behaviors, conscious and unconscious, serve as state propellers, actually giving us exactly what we need in the moment, whether energy or numbing and disconnecting?

By answering this question in this episode, you will not only come to understand yourself better, and why you reach for that second or third cup of coffee or binge watch T.V. shows, but it will give you  new eyes to understand addictions and their recovery.  It will be a window into your own inner world and felt sense of safety or danger. 

We will explore emotional regulation and the states of the nervous system through the lens of addictions. One of the reasons I chose to become an addiction medicine physician was because of what I would be able to learn about trauma and the nervous system, and how the body adapts to survive and function despite inner pain. 

That is why it was important for me to bring you this episode with my friend and guest, Dr. Janet Winhall, an author, teacher and psychotherapist. Author of ‘Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why current pathologizing model for treating trauma and addiction is failing
• The important distinction between neuroception and interoception
• How behaviors and substances can be state regulation strategies 
• Why it’s important to include body-mind connection in addiction recovery treatment 
• How to connect with your body and allow yourself to feel without numbing or disassociating
• How chronic conditions may be treated with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model
• Practical strategies on how to apply the Felt Sense practice in everyday life

For more information and show notes, please visit our website: https://biologyoftrauma.com/biology-of-trauma-podcast/