Live Webinar: The Evidence and Impact of Sound on the Nervous System with Dr. Stephen Porges

Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.  He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems. He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ , which is used by more than 3,000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, reduce hearing sensitivities, and improve language processing.

Leah Dawang, SEP, is a Relationship Restoration Guide, supporting couples and individuals in clearing the way for Love and so they may connect with themselves, others, Nature and Spirit. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing, Relational Life Therapy and the Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner and, through her practice, Clear The Way, offers a tapestry of transformation woven from interpersonal neurobiology, somatics, relationality, attachment, Nature-guided living, listening therapy, parts work and grounded spirituality and mysticism. Leah also leads partnerships at Unyte Health, cultivating impactful relationships with outstanding individuals and organizations across the therapeutic and healing landscape. In both roles, she’s committed with stubborn hope to actively participating in clearing the way individually, intergenerationally and collectively so that Love is made manifest in the world.