What an honour to have Deb Dana, LCSW, on the podcast to explain polyvagal theory and provide some tools! She is a clinician, consultant, and author, who teamed up with the creator of polyvagal theory, Dr. Stephen Porges to make his genius discoveries translatable to therapists, doctors and interested people around the world! Consequently, her simple and straightforward explanations of have helped change how trauma work is practiced today. The understanding of the nervous system that she speaks of on the pod is an instrumental part of understanding ME/CFS and other system sensitivity disorders. In this chat, Lindsay and Deb discuss neuroception, the different branches of the nervous system and what states they correlate to. How ME/CFS relates to the different states, the importance of co-regulation, and some practical tools regulating the nervous system. If you would like help with resourcing or coaching feel set up a free discovery call with Lindsay at lindsayvine.com. Xx