A review by megbooks02
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices by Deb Dana

informative medium-paced

2.5

I really like the polyvagal theory, but this book was a little disappointing. I was expecting somatic-based therapeutic interventions, but, instead, this book was full of mainly cognitive behavioral (CBT) exercises. CBT is fine, but research is continuing to show that CBT is a top-down approach to therapy, which means we are not addressing the underlying cause of the trigger by using only CBT. This book definitely felt a little counterintuitive when thinking about healing the nervous system from trauma.