{"product_id":"our-polyvagal-world-how-safety-and-trauma-change-us","title":"Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou know you're safe. Your body doesn't feel it. That gap explains more than you'd think.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen W. Porges developed polyvagal theory, the idea at the center of books like \u003cem\u003eAnchored\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003eOur Polyvagal World\u003c\/em\u003e, he and his son, journalist Seth Porges, explain it for everyone, not just clinicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's central point is simple: as the authors put it, \"feeling safe is much more important than consciously thinking we are safe.\" Your nervous system is constantly scanning for safety and danger below conscious awareness, and the answer it reaches shapes how you feel, react and connect, long before your thoughts catch up. \"We are body-first organisms, and our bodies truly are oriented to feel the world, rather than to think about it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book uses a simple color system to make the three states easy to recognize: \u003cstrong\u003eGreen\u003c\/strong\u003e (safe and connected), \u003cstrong\u003eYellow\u003c\/strong\u003e (mobilized for fight or flight) and \u003cstrong\u003eRed\u003c\/strong\u003e (shut down and dissociated).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: In you.\u003c\/strong\u003e The autonomic nervous system, neuroception (your body's built-in surveillance system), the vagus nerve, why connection and co-regulation are a biological need, and how trauma and addiction fit in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: In the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e What the theory explains about the pandemic, work, education and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy trauma can leave the body stuck in Yellow or Red. In the book's words: \"To be traumatized is to rarely or never feel truly safe.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy feeling safe is the foundation for rest, learning, connection and healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who read \u003cem\u003eAnchored\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eAccessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve\u003c\/em\u003e and wants the bigger picture, straight from the person who created the theory. Gabor Maté calls it \"essential reading to understand the context of our present day, frantic lives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheckout is through PayPal. No PayPal account? Just enter your email on the PayPal screen and you'll get the option to pay by debit or credit card, no account needed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital PDF, available for immediate download after purchase. Authors: Stephen W. Porges, PhD, and Seth Porges. This book is a self-help resource and is not a substitute for professional care.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"goodreadsnow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49760579027099,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0531\/8986\/9723\/files\/polyvagal.jpg?v=1791650314","url":"https:\/\/goodreadsnow.com\/products\/our-polyvagal-world-how-safety-and-trauma-change-us","provider":"goodreadsnow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}