Polyvagal Theory, Vagus Nerve & Boarding School Trauma

About this episode

This episode explores polyvagal theory, the vagus nerve, childhood trauma, and boarding school syndrome with guest Sara Warner.

Here is the link to this Friday's podcast with Sara Warner about the vagus nerve and wearables: https://youtu.be/HpxcTW0oKI8 In this episode, I explore polyvagal theory, the vagus nerve, childhood trauma and boarding school syndrome. Following my recent conversation with Sarah Warner about vagus nerve stimulation, wearables and nervous system regulation, I wanted to look more closely at what polyvagal theory actually means and why it is so relevant for ex-boarders and trauma survi...

People in this episode

Host: Piers Cross

Guest: Sara Warner

Topics covered

• polyvagal theory
• vagus nerve
• childhood trauma
• boarding school syndrome
• nervous system regulation

Keywords

• polyvagal theory
• vagus nerve
• boarding school trauma
• nervous system regulation
• wearables

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: boarding school, polyvagal theory, vagus nerve, vagus nerve stimulation, wearables

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