Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective

This video was developed to give a basic introduction and overview of how trauma and chronic stress affects our nervous system and how those effects impact our health and well-being. Much of the content is based on the groundbreaking work of Stephen Porges and his Polyvagal Theory and inspired and informed by the work of thought leaders Deb Dana, Vincent Felitti, Robert Anda, Gabor Mate, Dan Siegel and Peter Levine.

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[ldpldp]

This should be a mandatory subject taught from kindergarten all the way through to any PhD.
THANK YOU TTM
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[Mendoxs_]

This video made me realize I'm basically a walking ball of PTSD right now

It's been getting worse recently, with lots of physical symptoms due to the constant stress, which itself triggers even more stress... it's terrible.

I haven't been able to get a secure option for therapy for the last 2-3 years. I'm going to start pressing harder for my doctor to assign me a therapist because the fact that it's been left basically untreated for this long is clearly making my life miserable.

The fact that this is treatable fills me with so much hope.

[mindfulmovementwithjo]

Love this video. As a therapist, I often get my clients to watch it. Very informative, easy to understand and a great resource.

[elizabethwilliams]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[lovesarita]

Great video. Listening with headphones, my ANS didn't appreciate it starting with a thunderclap.

[jengalvin]

Would love a follow up on how loved ones can best support someone with trauma. I feel at a loss and I’d be lying if I said that my loved one’s actions in a trauma state didn’t negatively impact our relationship and myself.

[floofygod]

It feels like I'm always mobilized, it never stops, not when I'm sleeping, not when I'm awake.

Just constant, overwhelming need to keep going.

[detroiterz]

Im in awe, I’ve experienced 6+ ACEs and it scared me. Wish me luck on my journey to a healthier ANS. Thanks so much for this video, it helps me and lots others understand ourselves!!!

[supriyagentes]

WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH ACCIDENTS AND PEOPLE SEE THEM WITHOUT MUCH OF PHYSICAL INJURIES LIKE BLOOD COMING OUT PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE OKAY BUT INSIDE THEY ARE BROKEN DOWN COMPLETELY . VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT ALWAYS STRUGGLE TO OVER COME THE PAIN, MENTAL TRAUMA AND SUFFERING. THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS IT SO NICELY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN US

[keyathomas]

OMG! This explains so much about me and why I seem to be systematically collecting all the diseases in the world! I need to fix my ANS.

[mischemixDJacademy]

My counsellor sent me this and has been trying to get me to start and only now after over a year of dysregulation post a late diagnosis for autism and adhd is it more obvious about the trauma and chronic stress am I ready to deal with all the root causes. This video is incredibly informative and one I will be passing on to my clients. Thank you for creating this and for putting it out there it’s so beautifully done and so simple and concept! X

[marshacreary]

They should do a video about the correlation between attachment styles and the Nervous system

[RickTashma]

An awesome and practical summary of a super-important topic that profoundly affects and influences *every single human being*. This needs to have 800 Million views, rather then the current 800 thousand views. I agree with other commenters that it would be a marvelous piece to include in regular student  education. 
Thanks to The Trauma Foundation for conceiving and creating this vid! I will pass along the link. (I am a Coach, skilled in Internal Family Systems (IFS), which has been profoundly effective in my own personal healing, even before I made it central to my Coaching practice.) Cheers!

[healingzen]

This is one of the very best educational video on this topic. Most impressive.

[jonimasse]

very well done! Simple yet clear for anyone to begin the study of how trauma is an experience we move through in our lives...thank you so much!

[BonniePThompson]

Wow! This is a fantastic and concise version of the presentations I've been doing for a couple years on Polyvagal Theory, trauma and the ACE study. Beautifully done in simple, easy to understand terms. Of course, there's a lot more to this information than what can fit into 9 minutes, but I think this is a very accessible introduction to these concepts. Thank you for putting this together.

[terribernath]

This video is brilliant. So clear and concise and helpful. It empowers us to see we are choosing reactions in our bodies - our ANS is taking us where it helps us to be safer. Safe is the foundation of healing. Thank you, Stephen Porges for bringing the Polyvagal Theory to this world.

[princessebob]

Therein lies the problem: I want to be around positive, calm people because they calm me down and help me move toward a better state. Positive, calm people too often don't want to be around me because it disrupts their state.

[andreaedmondson]

I help people in workplaces and schools understand and navigate their nervous systems so they have the tools to shift their state to feel calm, curious and connected, this video is a fantastic resource to share with them, thank you

[lilumniamagdalene]

I loved this video btw. It made me cry and really touched me. And, it touched me to the point that I felt it important enough to bring up the reality that the only way to end trauma on a global scale is through global revolution. I really hope that we all can learn to regulate enough to pull it off. Perhaps global revolution could be the mass push to regulate all of our nervous systems that our world needs. Its all intrinsically tied together. I have so much respect for the power of survival and the way that it has shaped our world.