S4 Episode 2: Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D.

Dr. Stephen Porges is a distinguished psychologist and neuroscientist, he is the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill, Professor emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland, he’s Director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University Bloomington, and co-founder of the Polyvagal Institute. Dr. Porges served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers across several disciplines. As a leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and developmental behavioral neuroscience, Dr. Porges is the mind behind the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal Theory has provided exciting new insights into the way our autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement, trust, and intimacy. Dr. Porges knows and understands the relationship between safety and the nervous system and believes that if we want to improve the world, it starts with making people feel safer.

Connect with Dr. Porges:

Instagram - @polyvagalinstitute

Website - www.stephenporges.com

Website - www.polyvagalinstitute.org

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