Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory & The Vagal Nerve – #264
What You Will Hear
- 0:00 – Casper
- 1:31 – Cool fact of the day
- 2:37 – Welcome Stephen Porges
- 4:00 – What is the Polyvagal theory?
- 7:07 – Dying from fear
- 16:23 – How heart patterns in babies indicate vagal function
- 21:55 – The vagal paradox
- 29:40 – How to regulate the vagus nerve
- 36:38 – The potential impact of C-sections
- 41:02 – PTSD, autism, depression and the vagus nerve connection
- 44:10 – Friends, community and the vagus verve
- 46:57 – The role of gratitude on the vagus nerve
- 54:26 – Top 3 recommendations for kicking more ass and being Bulletproof!
Featured
A selection of Dr. Porges publications
Talks by Dr. Porges on Youtube
Resources
Health registry database in Nordic countries
HIV’s impact on vagal recognition
The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Bulletproof
Heart rate variability training
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