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Polyvagal Books
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by (shelved 7 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.29 — 586 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 6 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,762 ratings — published

by (shelved 6 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.18 — 887 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 6 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,702 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 5 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.40 — 128 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 4 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.11 — 761 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 3 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.38 — 528 ratings — published

by (shelved 3 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.79 — 203 ratings — published

by (shelved 3 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,190 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 3 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.39 — 89 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.05 — 56 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.49 — 140 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 2 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.97 — 153 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.26 — 465 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.53 — 19 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.27 — 30 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,060 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.60 — 316 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.58 — 12 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.02 — 400 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.54 — 940 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.40 — 80 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,137 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.93 — 63,171 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.06 — 275 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.97 — 368 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,650 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.34 — 599 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.60 — 35 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.99 — 68 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.40 — 220 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.49 — 35 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.12 — 329 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,404 ratings — published 2000

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.36 — 263,303 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,474 ratings — published 2021

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,901 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.32 — 47 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.56 — 48 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.22 — 88 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.19 — 309 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 3.91 — 34 ratings — published 2004

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,234 ratings — published 2010

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,958 ratings — published 1999

by (shelved 1 time as polyvagal)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,336 ratings — published 2015

“Connection is the antidote to the isolation that trauma creates. Through connection, we find safety, support, and the possibility of healing.”
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“Our infant muscles let go and mold to the shape of our mother's bodies when we are securely held.
Our bodies learn the meaning of the sensations of hunger and thirst from the interpersonal sweetness of our need being seen, met and satisfied by our mother as food is offered.
We take in her attentiveness along with the nourishment, and this shapes our openness to all kinds of nurturance throughout our lives.
Our hearts beat more slowly and our amygdalae calm when she is in a ventral state, her presence reassuring us of the possibility of safety in connection.”
― The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships
Our bodies learn the meaning of the sensations of hunger and thirst from the interpersonal sweetness of our need being seen, met and satisfied by our mother as food is offered.
We take in her attentiveness along with the nourishment, and this shapes our openness to all kinds of nurturance throughout our lives.
Our hearts beat more slowly and our amygdalae calm when she is in a ventral state, her presence reassuring us of the possibility of safety in connection.”
― The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships