NERVOUS SYSTEM THERAPY EXERCISES: POLYVAGAL THEORY IN THERAPY

This video is part of a series on learning to heal Attachment wound, and explores the important relationship of attachment and its relationship to our nervous systems. Using concepts from Polyvagal Theory in Therapy (Deb Dana LCSW), this video provides not only the basic recommendations for connecting to our Vagus Nerve, but also provides in depth, therapy related exercises.
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HEALING ATTACHMENT WOUNDS SERIES:
This series begins with understanding the primary issues around Attachment Theory and healing Attachment Styles, and will then go deeper into issues around Attachment wounds and related trauma and relationship issues.
I will be posting daily 5 to 10 minute videos after this one on Healing Attachment Wounds and Understanding Attachment Styles and Relationships, as well as tying these topics where appropriate to Complex Trauma, and challenging childhoods and parenting.
Many of you are already very familiar with Attachment, so I hope to add some additional research and topics you will find helpful, and potentially new ways of understanding yourself and life.
While we cannot fully heal attachment wounds without being in relationship with others, these videos will be providing some exercises you can use to enhance your healing journey.
I am so passionate about the relationships between Attachment, Trauma and Relationships, and I truly value your thoughts and ideas, so please share and add any additional information or stories you feel will also be helpful in healing our lives!
xo
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Thank you so very much - I truly and sincerely appreciate you, and the time and thoughts you share here:)
xo

[@DrKimSage]

Hi guys! I will be posting the last protocol video asap - I am sick, and sadly and so are my kids:). But as soon as possible, I will post the last part of this series! xo

[@pamelaconnor2720]

Thank you for all you do!

[@tiablasangoriti8347]

Love love love this helpful content. Polyvagal Theory is exactly what we will be studying this weekend. This content has shed so much light on many areas of my life. As a person who has survived repeated violent attacks over the last 50 years, I am grateful to be able to continue to heal One Day At A Time in every way. Twenty PhDs and Psychotherapists in addition to yourself have been nurturing guides to me over the last year. Therapeutic connections have been pivotal in my journey towards self awareness, reinforcing boundaries and developing inner strength. I see the growth & victories in spite of my CPTSD. I grew up in an active warzone the first 15 years of my life. My story has already been drafted and edited. In 2023 It will be published overseas first. Thank You Dr Kim for sharing your authenticity, empathy, compassion, tenderness, humanity, and agape love with us In spite of your high demand life. Best to you and your family. One Love.

[@katlw136]

Wonderful video. I really appreciated the actionable exercises in relation to nervous system states, thank you! And yes, would love to see a follow up video with more of these ideas.

[@confidentsuccessfulwomen]

This was really helpful. Thank you for doing this - very generous of you to take the time to make these videos. FYI - I originally found you on TikTok.

[@Dreamingofrainbows]

Thank you so much Dr Kim! I found you this morning and I feel like you are helping me already!! I’m 5 videos down ❤ So grateful to have found you, I will be sure to add you to my gratitude diary today

[@edgreen8140]

Thank you for the education. So useful. I did the ear vagus nerve stimulation and fell asleep.

[@lella7265]

I am so blessed I found you. Thank you so much you have no idea how seen I feel. It is such a struggle in my day to day life

[@Connie_s1980]

You are my glimmer right now. I found your video purely by chance and I needed to watch this video. Thank you.

[@DrKimSage]

Hi loveys! Please let me know if you do the exercises and how you feel. xo

[@amykovatch6775]

Thank you so much! I’ve been in weekly therapy for PTSD and the poly vagal chart has been introduced and I’ve been working through it but it’s so difficult for me to explain. I was able to send this video to my parents to explain it better and I am so appreciative of that.

[@lb-xl1yp]

Thanks so much for openly sharing your skills and care. This helped visualize things and I'm definitely going to use it.

[@benitadeluca7055]

Beautifully put Kim! Love all of the tips you shared in the video and how easy they are to apply to day to day living.

[@breeburkhard2078]

👍 great advice,. Thank you for your calming advice it's definitely what I need to stay positive and not backtrack.

[@barbarameehan3582]

Great British Baking show rules!! Its a definite soothing show & I have no problem rewatching them over & over 😊 Great suggestions thank you Dr Sage ❤

[@JKnSK]

This is really appreciated thank you.

[@LOVE_ALL_AROUND]

My glimmers at my job is the rapport and connection with staff at the providers. It helps remind me of how much I love that part of my job when my boss is barking at me.

[@user-ur2wd8du4z]

I gasped when she mentioned my favorite T. Swift album! Subscribing right now!

[@Mira-nd8jj]

Thank you, very clear and informative video

[@jadutch7361]

So integrous & helpful🫠Thank you Jacobus 😊

[@PJAndersson733]

You are always dressed so well. I only see your blouse but they are always so pretty, so fresh, so feminine and clean looking. I particularly love this one.

[@kimgordon3695]

Gratitude is such a healing path...

[@mlr4524]

You're presuming one lives in a safe enough place to be able to do any of that. Apartment living doesn't allow for singing or even music (I'm a very private person), and I'm old enough to worry about dying and leaving more journals behind (and have no children). Have to figure out what to do with 50 years worth of them as it is. I've had yet more trauma from abusive narcissistic neighbors, and there is no room in my large apartment to be able to even relax in. Nothing but eggshells, and I can't afford to move. I'm never NOT in fight or flight.

[@JayThaJayhawk]

A main component of succeeding in therapy and doing these exercises is making sure all of your needs are fully met. Think mazlows heiarchy of need if that’s the case that needs to all be addressed before you attempt to practice these things since you need that safe place to regulate to

[@sayyesbibi]

Thank you so much!!😍

[@sandrajackson2051]

Aw wow thanks 👍 These are so great.. going to try them 🌸

[@pandapanda7664]

Thank you!!!❤️

[@wildartbyoldie]

This was really helpful. Thank you❤

[@farahfarizan3931]

Thank you this help a lot ❤🥰

[@synchronistatarot5955]

I like your roots! Thanks that was great ❤

[@CTDMUSIC]

Thank you so much 🙏🏽

[@brandijae]

Great video

[@theartfullibrarian4109]

Taking your class on Re-Mothering. Just want to say thank you for your hard work. They have been so helpful in learning more about healing myself, but also truly understanding that I am not in this alone and there are ways to help. I can not express the gratitude enough. Thank you.

[@Ciara116]

Such a pretty blouse! Beside that enjoying your content! Love to learn

[@patricesmith1737]

Thank you

[@JustineDodd]

Wow - Thank You! Great information - so useful for me where I am inside of myself ~ AND I was the 667th person to 'like' - and there was something kind of cool about that ^_^ Your hair looks beautiful, btw, and I think you would look amazing as a brunette!

[@laurabeigh283]

Do these techniques KEPP me from being in a dorsal vagal state so much?

[@iliaderojorosso408]

I just realized I don't have a WHO 😳 is that a problem?

[@flamingrobin5957]

i reject, mandalas, yoga, guided imagery as part of new age false spiritual practice. i do not recommend trance induction in any form. learning to be present in reality and relationships with feelings and truth.

[@scarred10]

Yoga and guided imagery are not trance inducing and are not new age nor spiritual necessarily. Yo need to understand what you are rejecting.

[@JazzyFlowers]

I love your candle sticks behind you 🤍 thank you for the exercises, they are helpful since I tend to get anxious and ungrounded often.