Dr. Stephen Porges: How Social Connection Combats Stress

Dr. Stephen Porges joins the Finding Mastery podcast for an engaging conversation about stress and safety.

In this podcast:

• How does he think about the chapters of his life?
• How he defines “stress”
• The Polyvagal Theory
• Social cueing is one of the great parasympathetic activators
• What are the traits of sympathetic dominant individuals?
• Why breathing is such a powerful asset for humans
• How does he define agency?
• What is our biological imperative?
• The relationship between threat, safety, and connection