Polyvagal Explorations

Enjoy our teamwork in action as Maegan, Cameron and I work out some answers for our listener in Missouri in […]

Every one of us has a nervous system and every one of us will no doubt face some flavor of

The understanding of loss has greatly matured since Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s pioneering work of the late 60’s.  Since then it is

Our nervous system craves context, choice, and connection in its effort to establish a sense of safety.  What does that

How do you know if your autonomic nervous system has dropped into the dorsal state? A fundamental question for today,

Have you sought help for physical pain through manual therapies only to find the pain relocates elsewhere in your body?

How has 2020 treated your digestive system?  Not so great you say?  Even if your system was stellar before the

Stephen Porges, founder of Polyvagal Theory tells us that feeling safe is transformative.  I could not agree more but how

Stephen Porges, founder of the Polyvagal theory tells us that neuroception evaluates risk in the environment without awareness. Could it

Watch a baby breathe and you will see that they breathe with their entire body. There’s no holding back and

Take a pandemic,  add economic challenges, the unvieling of rampant racism,  the grief and loss of everyday life AND add

Teri Brooks, part of the Gemmo Memo team drops into conversation with Maegan and me in this special episode.  Set