The Polyvagal Deck
The Polyvagal Card Deck is a self-help deck based on the polyvagal theory, a theory used in modern psychotherapy as a part of the wide array of treatment options available to mental health professionals.
Polyvagal Theory is a way of understanding how our nervous system responds to different situations, like stress, danger or safety. It was developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, a neuroscientist and psychologist, in 1994. In simple terms, Polyvagal Theory helps us understand how our body and brain work together to respond to stressors that are a part of everyday life as well as experiences that are more significant, such as trauma.
Basically, it’s the way that your body responds to things, thanks to evolution. You’ve heard of fight or flight? That’s your nervous system. But there are more states of being than just fight of flight, including safe and social, and fawn and freeze. Essentially, chronic stress and trauma mess up this system because it’s not meant to be in that state forever. This deck is a way to understand the nervous system, the part it plays in how we interact with the world, and, most importantly, how to begin healing. It combines psychology, neuroscience, and physiology to help us realize that we can feel safe and happy.
The Polyvagal Card Deck is a self-help deck based on the polyvagal theory, a theory used in modern psychotherapy as a part of the wide array of treatment options available to mental health professionals.
Polyvagal Theory is a way of understanding how our nervous system responds to different situations, like stress, danger or safety. It was developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, a neuroscientist and psychologist, in 1994. In simple terms, Polyvagal Theory helps us understand how our body and brain work together to respond to stressors that are a part of everyday life as well as experiences that are more significant, such as trauma.
Basically, it’s the way that your body responds to things, thanks to evolution. You’ve heard of fight or flight? That’s your nervous system. But there are more states of being than just fight of flight, including safe and social, and fawn and freeze. Essentially, chronic stress and trauma mess up this system because it’s not meant to be in that state forever. This deck is a way to understand the nervous system, the part it plays in how we interact with the world, and, most importantly, how to begin healing. It combines psychology, neuroscience, and physiology to help us realize that we can feel safe and happy.
The Polyvagal Card Deck is a self-help deck based on the polyvagal theory, a theory used in modern psychotherapy as a part of the wide array of treatment options available to mental health professionals.
Polyvagal Theory is a way of understanding how our nervous system responds to different situations, like stress, danger or safety. It was developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, a neuroscientist and psychologist, in 1994. In simple terms, Polyvagal Theory helps us understand how our body and brain work together to respond to stressors that are a part of everyday life as well as experiences that are more significant, such as trauma.
Basically, it’s the way that your body responds to things, thanks to evolution. You’ve heard of fight or flight? That’s your nervous system. But there are more states of being than just fight of flight, including safe and social, and fawn and freeze. Essentially, chronic stress and trauma mess up this system because it’s not meant to be in that state forever. This deck is a way to understand the nervous system, the part it plays in how we interact with the world, and, most importantly, how to begin healing. It combines psychology, neuroscience, and physiology to help us realize that we can feel safe and happy.
