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How to Help Your Nervous System Feel Safer After Trauma: Polyvagal Theory

How to Help Your Nervous System Feel Safer After Trauma: Polyvagal Theory

How to Help Your Nervous System Feel Safer After Trauma: Polyvagal TheoryMandi Pratt
Published on: 10/10/2026

We're talking about why talk therapy alone often isn't enough, why safety is the real treatment, and why freezing and fawning are your body keeping you alive.

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