233: Polyvagal Theory, Trauma and Regulating Your Nervous System with Deb Dana

This week's guest on the podcast is Deb Dana.



Deb Dana, LCSW is a clinician and consultant specializing in using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and create ways of working that honour the role of the autonomic nervous system.  She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute and developer of the Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series.



Deb is the author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton, 2018); Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices (Norton, 2020); and Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (forthcoming from Sounds True).



As part of the show, we talk about all things polyvagal theory and how eating disorders can impact this.