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Befriending Your Nervous System
- Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory
- Narrated by: Deborah Dana LCSW
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
Harness the power of your nervous system to support healthy relationships and personal well-being.
Why is it that when you have a tense conversation with a boss, coworker, or partner, you feel like you’re staring down a charging rhinoceros? How is it that both situations cause a fight-or-flight response - and what can you learn from it?
As it turns out, the same neurological processes that cause unwanted stress can also be harnessed to summon relaxation, spaciousness, and equanimity. In Befriending Your Nervous System, clinician Deb Dana presents a simple, hopeful message: When you approach these subconscious processes with openness, mindful attention, and - above all - curiosity, you can gain the understanding necessary to shape their outcomes. Dana draws from the recent explosion of research in polyvagal theory, which posits that our most hardwired survival responses are regulated by the vagus nerve and can be consciously regulated through repeated exercises.
Here, you will learn:
- How to interpret the subtle language of the nervous system
- Present-moment awareness and the mechanics of choice
- Your personal “protection-connection” equation
- How to cultivate and savor positive nervous states
- Why it’s paramount that you examine your internalized stories about the world
- How to discover the stillness available in every moment
- What actually nourishes your autonomic nervous system
- The continuum of resilience
- The process of reciprocity, rupture, and repair
- How to recognize physical cues of both safety and danger
Dana teaches how to work with the body’s innate ability to pick up social signals and cultivate “micro-moments” of safety, retraining your automatic responses to stress, conflict, and hardship. Including in-depth practices such as guided imagery, meditation, and ongoing self-inquiry, Befriending Your Nervous System offers a practical user’s manual for anyone seeking greater wellness, self-awareness, and emotional resilience.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Zoe Hilbert
- 05-01-23
Fantastic book!
Easy to listen too and fantastic small steps to building awareness of the ANS. I would recommend to friends and family.
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- Mr. Andrew Malcolm
- 27-06-23
I learned and felt so much.
This is more than a book, it’s a felt experience. I now fully understand my anxiety and how to regulate that response.
This book is priceless.
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- Alžběta
- 28-10-24
Fascinating and extremely practical.
I must admit that, in my ignorance, I expected more or less a list of activities that are good for your nervous system, but this incredible book is so much more. Through various exercises and journaling prompts, Deb Dana teaches you how to understand and connect with your nervous system and train it to be more resilient. Highly recommended to everyone interested in their health and well-being.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-01-22
Wonderful journey
Loved it, strongly recommended. Voice is calming and pauses allow you to take time to absorb. Musical intervals which are lovely.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-22
Definitely worth it
I really liked this audiobook. Deb Danas voice is calming itself. It's over 8 hours of content with practical exercises. I found it really helpful, and would totally recommend it.
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- Heather Matuozzo
- 27-06-21
This book will truly change your life!
The Polyvagal Theory is one of those rare things that can help in all walks of life for so many different issues.
This is a gentle, simple and beautiful book which introduces you to your nervous system and helps you to do what it says on the cover - to befriend it. This is the very best friend you will ever have.
Thank you Deb for interpreting Dr Stephen Porges work on Polyvagal studies so enchantingly but with such clarity and perception.
This book really does change lives....
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- Wendy P
- 28-09-21
Wonderful, insightful audiobook, thank you.
I have found this book insightful. It is very useful for anybody who is interested in counselling, therapy, personal growth and relationships.
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- fiona
- 30-01-22
soothing and informative
A really clear and informative explanation of the polyvagal theory and how to regulate back into safety and calmness
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- Ms. L. K.B
- 22-01-22
beautiful book
life changing, soothing. Definitely recommend for anyone who is interested in polyvagal theory. A striped down and paced book
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- Meditation novice
- 29-07-23
A great listen and very practical to apply to both self and relationships
Deb Dana is easy to listen to and so helpful in explaining how our different ‘states’ manifest. She links theory and process with feelings, bringing her own experiences to help explain.
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