In this episode, we’re getting Therapissed about:
How polyvagal theory has become both a helpful framework and a runaway wellness trend that sometimes flattens the very complexity it was meant to illuminate. We break down what the theory actually is, how it’s used (and misused) in therapy, and why getting back to “ventral vagal” isn’t the goal.

Therapists need to check whose comfort is being protected when "regulation" becomes urgent. There's no moral hierarchy to nervous system states, though that's not how PVT is often applied in therapy.

As polyvagal theory becomes trendier, it also becomes flatter. We’re here to bring back the nuance, question our field’s over-simplifications, and remind therapists that being human is not a tidy three-state diagram.

This one might make you rethink how you talk about safety, activation, and the nervous system with clients, and maybe how you talk to yourself, too.