Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory

If you struggle to feel at ease in your relationships, you may be struggling with an insecure attachment style. In the second of this two-part series, we continue exploring how to improve your relationships by developing a more secure attachment style. We discuss actionable tools for shifting from an anxious, avoidant, or disorganized attachment style to a secure style.

If you haven’t yet, make sure to listen to Part 1 of this series first. That’ll make this episode make a lot more sense 🙂.

Key Takeaways

00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Develop secure functioning skills

13:33 - Develop a coherent self-narrative

18:40 - Befriend your nervous system

20:53 - Practice mindfulness

Resources and links

For full show notes with links, visit relationshipcenter.com/podcast

Ep. 10 - How to develop secure attachment - Part 1

Befriending Your Nervous System by Deb Dana

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Headspace

The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

Thich Nhat Hanh

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