Our Polyvagal World

How Safety and Trauma Change Us

De: Stephen W. Porges, Seth Porges

Narrado por: Paul Boehmer

The creator of the Polyvagal Theory explains the principles in simple terms that are accessible to all.

Since Stephen Porges first proposed the Polyvagal Theory in 1994, its basic idea-that the level of safety we feel impacts our health and happiness-has radically shifted how researchers and clinicians approach trauma interventions and therapeutic interactions. Yet despite its wide acceptance, most of the writing on the topic has been obscured behind clinical texts and scientific jargon.

Our Polyvagal World definitively presents how Polyvagal Theory can be understandable to all and demonstrates how its practical principles are applicable to anyone looking to live their safest, best, healthiest, and happiest life. What emerges is a worldview filled with optimism and hope, and an understanding as to why our bodies sometimes act in ways our brains wish they didn't.

Filled with actionable advice and real-world examples, this book will change the way you think about your brain, body, and ability to stay calm in a world that feels increasingly overwhelming and stressful.

©2023 Stephen W. Porges and Seth Porges (P)2023 Tantor

para mi lo más destacado es la aplicabilidad de la teoria polivagal

es una teoria q explica muchas situaciones sociales desde el punto de vista del sistema nervioso

Good examples

I appreciated the many real life examples provided to correlate which a or blended state a person could be in. Makes understanding the PVT easier.

The scientific theory and practical application.

The narrator was rigid, monotone and impersonal. I loved the content of the book and the authors humility and insight. Incredibly powerful discovery!

outstanding

Accessible, easy to understand language for all areas of life... individuals, families, schools/teachers, religious institutions, etc.

Helpful primer on polyvagal theory

This is a great introduction for anyone interested in the science of how our nervous system works in regard to our emotional safety and relationships with others. The narration feels a little stiff, and I genuinely thought it was an AI voice initially.

So glad I listened

I've been curious about the PVT for a while now and was unable to finish other books about it (even those highly rated). I'm grateful that Stephen & Seth Porges wrote this book. Easy to understand and at times humorous, I found the PVT comprehensible. in addition, I thought the narration was top notch.

No chapter on the Family ... Seriously?!

Fantastic book but leaves the reader longing for solutions. The author(s) Marxist bias comes through they look at children as the responsibility of the State to "feel safe." Completely ignoring the parential responsibility to provide a stable and "safe" environment for children. You will notice that there is, conveniently, no chapter on the family. Frustrating.

Brilliant material/terrible narrator.

PVT is exciting and life changing.

The narration was gruesome impersonal elocution. Got so sleepy it was hard to focus. Supercilious speaking style I have on faster speed to hear get through.

Like a clueless substitute teacher subbing in a class where the originator of the material is transformed presented and thus makes the ideas come alive. Either Jr or Sr Porges would have been much appreciated. So frustrating

Grateful for this book, left ‘Feeling safe’

I’m feeling safe and protected after listening to the whole book. Understanding how automatically our autonomic nervous system work for us to survive is to save us from sense of shame or guilt.

I (Stephen)

except for the repeated "I (Stephen)" (to distinguish which author had the experience, is speaking, etc. - there has to be a better way), a worthwhile book that has given me a lot to think about, explore, & study further. Though I haven't read his other books, glancing at the descriptions, I get the feeling this book is more approachable for the non-expert looking to learn about themselves than the author's previous books.