safety Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/safety/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:40:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png safety Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/safety/ 32 32 The Science of Safety: How the Polyvagal Theory is Unlocking the Secrets of Healing from Trauma https://heatherhayes.com/the-science-of-safety/ Sun, 21 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=5691 “If you want to improve the world, start by making people feel safer.” Stephen Porges The polyvagal theory offers key insights into the ways that nervous system dysregulation as a result of trauma impacts physical and emotional well-being. The Autonomic Nervous System States The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for scanning an environment for […]

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