Polyvagal Theory: Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Stephen Porges - #1128

About this episode

Dr Stephen Porges is a neuroscientist & psychologist. Why does your nervous system always feel on edge? When everything feels like a threat, your body may be stuck in survival mode. So what keeps your nervous system on high alert, and how can you finally teach it to feel safe again? Expect to learn why your nervous system is in a state of fight or flight all of the time, what the Polyvagal Theory is and how to attain a calmer state of mind, why dogs calm humans so effectively, what the biggest myth about anxiety is and the role of metabolic support for the nervous system, how the gut, inflammation and chronic stress play in nervous system regulation and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠⁠⁠ Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at ⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe at ⁠https://ag1.info/modernwisdom⁠ Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at ⁠⁠https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at ⁠https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠⁠⁠https://chatgpt.com⁠ Timestamps: (0:00) What is Polyvagal Theory? (5:54) Why It’s So Important to Focus On How We Feel (12:04) How the Nervous System Adapted Over Time (18:08) Is Safety Our #1 Goal? (19:59) What Feeling “Safe” Really Means (21:28) The Most Powerful Signals of Safety (23:31) Can You Ever Truly Feel Safe? (25:21) Why Safety Feels Different for Everyone (30:05) What Stephen’s Work Means to Chris (39:20) What Causes Nervous System Dysregulation? (44:00) Are Humans on the Same Frequency As Animals? (50:49 Don’t Hack Your Nervous System, Challenge It (54:05 Does Resonance Breathing Actually Work? (57:15) How Does the Safe and Sound Protocol Work? (59:43) What Your Body Language Reveals About You (01:04:11) The Biggest Myth About Anxiety (01:05:06) What Unlocks Your Full Capacity? (01:10:28) Low vs High Tolerance: Understanding Your Nervous System (01:12:31) How to Build a Sense of Safety (01:16:59) How Important is Metabolic Support? (01:19:49) What Causes Shifts Between Shutdown and Overdrive? (01:23:07) Why Tinnitus Can Signal Nervous System Issues (01:27:21) The Link Between the Vagus Nerve and the Gut (01:29:47) Are Male and Female Nervous Systems Different? (01:34:44) Why We Need More Humility and Compassion (01:41:13) Do Stellate Ganglion Blocks Actually Work? (01:44:50) The Strongest Criticisms of Polyvagal Theory (01:49:54) Can Your Nervous System Be “Too Safe”? Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices