Information and practices to strengthen your resilience
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FORMS
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BOOKS
Applied Polyvagal Theory for Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth:
by Ruby Jo Walker LCSW CHT SEP (Author), Stephen W. Porges PhD (Foreword)
Post-traumatic growth refers to the personal transformation which sometimes occurs after trauma. With an understanding of Polyvagal Theory, a well-informed mental health clinician can support their clients in developing resilience and experiencing the possibility of post-traumatic growth.
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This cutting-edge guide presents practical somatic interventions to support clients in the cultivation of resilience by shifting their neurobiology, creating the neural platform that underlies post-traumatic growth. Using this lens results in deeper levels of change that extend beyond the management of symptoms. Here, trauma expert Ruby Jo Walker delves into three maps of the nervous system: general nervous system functioning, co-regulation capacity, and limiting core beliefs, which are the areas encompassing the clients’ presenting issues. Deactivation pathways to downregulate the nervous system are explored, diminishing trauma symptoms and resulting in greater nervous system regulation. Ultimately, readers will learn how to guide their clients’ nervous systems to a new way of functioning, allowing their authentic selves to emerge and fostering personal expansion.
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Buy Now: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324082989
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Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives
edited by Herbert Grassmann, Maurizio Stupiggia, and Stephen W. Porges PhD,
represents a significant consolidation of innovative research and clinical approaches aimed at addressing trauma through various somatic modalities. In the past six decades, a multitude of therapeutic methods have emerged globally, revolutionizing trauma treatment and existential distress management. However, these approaches have often diverged, hindering the development of a cohesive, distinct field independent of traditional paradigms.
This volume of collected work from some of the world’s leading experts in trauma aims to delineate this novel domain of research and clinical intervention. It elucidates the common thread linking the contributing authors and introduces a new clinical perspective. Central to this perspective is the recognition of the profound significance of the body-to-body relationship between therapist and patient; the critical role of trust establishment within the clinical context as a prerequisite for deep transformation; and the possibility to “question” the body, finding “unthought-of” avenues of transformation. Contributors include: C. Sue Carter, David Berceli, Pat Ogden, Jan Winhall, Robert Schleip, Susan Harper, Vittorio Gallese, Zahabiyah Yamasaki, Donnalea Goelz, Arielle Schwartz, Ruby Jo Walker, Betsy Polatin, Chantal Traub and Michael Allison and many others.
Find it in the PVI Bookstore here, or wherever books are sold:
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324052722​
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PODCASTS
Wired for Connection: A Polyvagal Podcast
Applying Polyvagal Theory and polyvagal principles in a therapeutic setting
Stephanie D'Angelo, from Polyvagal Institute, moderates a discussion with Ruby Jo Walker, LCSW. Ruby Jo has been applying PVT in therapy with clients for almost 15 years now, and has been a therapist working with those who have experienced trauma for over thirty years.
Ruby Jo is a PVI Course Partner, teaching the course "Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory." Learn more about our courses at: learning.polyvagal.org.
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Praises
for the book Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives
"In this comprehensive volume, many of these contributors pay homage to Stephen Porges's breathtaking theory, a rare gift to a generation of
practitioners and their clients."
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-Peter A. Levine, PhD, author of In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
"[A] brilliant, state-of-the-art compilation of the underlying science and therapeutic interventions, including touch and embodied self-awareness. Read this book!"
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-Bessel van der Kolk, MD, president of the Trauma Research Foundation. and author of The Body Keeps the Score
"This magnificent volume has been created with a clinician in mind, offering clear descriptions of physiological processes, accessible scientific discussions of research, and fascinating
descriptions of real-life therapeutic examples applying these somatic principles in everyday practice."
-Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times-bestselling author of Mind and Personality and Wholeness in Therapy
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"I have major gratitude for Ruby Jo for coming to Tucson to teach us and for the brightness and presence she brings to her teaching, as well as the deep respect she shows each participant."
– Charlotte Holst Reilly, LPC Tucson AZ participant
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