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The Polyvagal Theory and Trauma with Dr. Stephen Porges
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Navigating Safety and Hypervigilance in Trauma Recovery
The appropriate working dose of intervention varies for each individual and day. Trauma history can make the nervous system hypervigilant, making it challenging to feel safe. Living in a worrisome world can intensify the feeling of threat and make safety seem alarming. This creates a difficult situation to handle. When the body is locked into a state of threat and perceives safety as a threat, navigating becomes challenging and requires the slow building of a trusting relationship with co-regulation. This challenge is also prevalent in the world of mental health providers. Foster children who have experienced severe abuse may not have a template for feeling safe, so the focus becomes on leveraging moments of feeling safe in developing therapeutic models.
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