Polyvagal theory, trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, trauma therapy, EMDR, anxiety attack, anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, depression, panic attack, somatic therapy Sara Allahverdi Polyvagal theory, trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, trauma therapy, EMDR, anxiety attack, anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, depression, panic attack, somatic therapy Sara Allahverdi

Nervous System healing: Polyvagal Therapy

Polyvagal theory helps people understand and work with their nervous system’s responses to stress, trauma, and connection — especially the way we shift between states of safety, shutdown, or hyperarousal. Polyvagal-informed therapy can also help you track and regulate your nervous system.

This insight can reduce shame and increase self-compassion. You learn to recognize when you're shifting into fight/flight or shutdown, and practice tools to move back into a regulated state. These can include breathwork to calm sympathetic arousal, movement or touch to emerge from dorsal shutdown, voice tone, music, or eye contact to activate safety cues

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ADHD, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress, childhood trauma, trauma therapy Sara Allahverdi ADHD, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress, childhood trauma, trauma therapy Sara Allahverdi

ADHD or Trauma?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuro-developmental disorder often traced back to childhood. There is a soaring number of ADHD diagnoses at the moment. Whilst ADHD medications are working for some people, it does not work for others.

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