The Human Connection (Polyvagal Informed Conversations)

An internationally recognized breathing and movement specialist. She has been teaching for over 40 years and was a master lecturer at Boston University’s college of Fine Arts. Now, she maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California, and an online practice internationally. https://humanual.com/

Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is the Senior Medical Consultant to the Pain Recovery Program at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center https://www.drmelpohl.com/ https://thepointemalibu.com/

In this conversation: The voice is through a polyvagal lens. Voice and state change.  The actor's nervous system.  The importance of recovery. Mathilde Shisko: Polyvagal-Informed Voice and Performance Coach. TEDx Speaker Coach https://myvoicecoach.org/

Seth Porges co-author of the book  Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324030256 https://www.sethporges.com/

Links mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Melanie Chang TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXPi0Jha5o My TED talk 'Science of the Groove': https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_gust_science_of_the_groove Betsy Polatin book 'The Actor's Secret': https://a.co/d/dRCmZAp My speaker website: www.adamgust.com/speaker My project- Ethnocentrism in Drum Education: www.antiracismdrummer....

Rebecca Bailey, PhD is a leading family psychologist and equestrian who has become a world-renowned professional teacher, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She founded the Polyvagal Equine Institute with her two colleagues, Margie McDonald and Jaycee Dugard.  https://drrebeccabailey.com/ https://polyvagalequineinstitute.com/ https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/it...

Neuro and physiological safety in relationships and clinical practice and what happens when people don't feel safe.  Courtney is a licensed clinical professional counselor located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on the homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox tribes. Courtney is the founder of...

Amy Stenger-Sullivan (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor, trainer, and CEO of Rooted Compassion Counseling and Consulting, LLC. As a Certified Trauma Responsive Counselor, Amy understands and applies knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Amy is an EMDR Certified Therapist. She special...

In this conversation: Befriending the nervous system.  Rupture and Repair. What is Neurodiversity? Dyslexia. Different types of Learners. What is a Ventral Learner? Debra is the Founder of S’cool Moves and a graduate of the University of Southern Queensland Professional Studies Program. Her dissertation uncovered attributes of successful collaboration between occupational therapists and general ed...

In the Conversation:  Value of rituals and traditions from a Polyvagal lens.  Centering the experience of marginalized communities: what it means to decolonize mental health?  What is the geo-socio-political-cultural framework? How we can not just “adapt” Western-based approaches but “re-imagine” approaches to mental and emotional well-being from a cultural context.  Dr. Niloufer Merchant, Profess...

Jan Winhall, MSW, FOT is an author, teacher, and psychotherapist. She is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Social Work, the University of Toronto. She is the director of Focusing on Borden, a psychotherapy and training center. Jan presents internationally on trauma and addiction. https://janwinhall.com/ Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Book https://janwinhal...

In this conversation, I talked with Dr Lori about the application of educational neuroscience and trauma accommodation framework.  Dr. Lori Desautels has been an Assistant Professor at Butler University since 2016 where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. Dr. Desautels’ passion is engaging her students through the application of neuroscience as it appl...

Conversation with Dr Heather Abernathy  Polyvagal informed medical school and practice.  Heather is an anesthesiologist and a medical academic; she is bringing the PVT into how she practices with patients as well as in medical school. Very useful for any medical professional and medical students. Dr. Abernathy's course on the Polyvagal Institute https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/it... Email: ...

Michael is an educational partner with Polyvagal Institute and Stephen W. Porges, Ph. D. (originator of Polyvagal Theory) leading the development and delivery of a Polyvagal-informed Certificate for Health, Wellness & Performance Coaches accredited by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaches.   https://theplayzone.com/

Mona Delahooke, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience caring for children and their families.  Author  Beyond Behaviour  Brain-Body Parenting https://monadelahooke.com/

Stephen W. Porges, Ph. D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium.  He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe,...

Conversation on polyvagal informed practice in clinical practice Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma in our lives. https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/ Author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation    Ancho...

Hello and welcome to the Human Connection podcast - (Polyvagal Informed Conversations) edition. I am your host Manal Aldabbagh and  This podcast is a quest to understand ourselves and our relationships through the lens of our human connection: the nervous system. Started as conversations with Dr. Stephen Porges, the developer of The polyvagal Theory, and Deb Dana, the godmother of the theory, who...