FREE TO JOIN: ‘Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga: Gentle Practices for Vagus Nerve Stimulation’ with Arielle Schwartz.. 
Addiction can be one of the most challenging issues faced by clinicians, especially when relying on pathologizing models that often inadvertently shame clients…but what if there was a different way to understand addictive behaviors? PESI’s Zach Taylor speaks with Jan Winhall to discuss what it means to understand addiction through a polyvagal lens. Watch Interview […]
Category: Polyvagal Theory
Interview with The Trauma Therapist Project
Jan began her career as social worker and psychotherapist 40 years ago. She began listening with non-pathologizing ears and heard shocking stories of sexual torture, and responses that confused her. Women were cutting themselves, bingeing and purging huge quantities of food, and abusing drugs and alcohol. As she listened she learned that somehow these self-harming […]