Contributed by Stephen Porges
VIDEO: Ask Me Anything with Deb Dana
Developer of Polyvagal Informed TherapyNetworker sits down with Deb Dana to discuss polyvagal theory during a live Ask Me Anything event. Read more
VIDEO: The Building Blocks of Healthy Relationships
Stephen Porges Explains What Connection Actually Looks LikeStephen Porges, originator of the Polyvagal Theory, transformed the way we understand the underlying mechanisms of traumatic response and how safety, caring... Read more
VIDEO: Stephen Porges on How Trauma Affects Our Ability to Connect
The Science Behind Healthy RelationshipsStress responses aren't only vested within the sympathetic nervous system’s capacity to support fight-or-flight behaviors. There’s another defense... Read more
Rethinking the Autonomic Nervous System
Stephen Porges on a Popular Neuroscientific MisconceptionFor decades therapists have been taught that there are two sides of the autonomic nervous system complementing each other. But according to Stephen... Read more
Stephen Porges
Stephen Porges, PhD, is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he’s creating a trauma research center within the Kinsey Institute. He’s author of The Polyvagal Theory.