The Nervous System Workbook: Practical Exercises to Ease Anxiety, Find Safety, and Come Home to Yourself Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana LCSW
My Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
As a chronic anxiety sufferer (complete with catastrophization!) this book was a really interesting way to reframe my body's chronic panic response. I did not know much about Polyvagal Theory and the introduction to the concept was well written and accessible. The background provided a good structure for working through the responses to each level of regulation. The exercises were "easy" in that they can be done in small chunks without having to commit to hours of navel gazing per chapter. For those of us who want to regulate better, but find "homework" an unmanageable challenge, this is perfect. You can spend five minutes for a quick check in, or journal extensively...this format works for any therapeutic style. I have not done all the exercises, but the few I did try out served their purpose well and got me framing my anxiety response in a new way. While I would love a deep dive on the theory and research (there seems to be some debate as to how far the theory can be taken into practice, though that is true for most forms of therapy, so we shall carry on I guess), this workbook provides and excellent foray into practice that can be started right now, when you need it and in any variation that you need it.
Published on 05 November 2024 by Sounds True Publishing
As a chronic anxiety sufferer (complete with catastrophization!) this book was a really interesting way to reframe my body's chronic panic response. I did not know much about Polyvagal Theory and the introduction to the concept was well written and accessible. The background provided a good structure for working through the responses to each level of regulation. The exercises were "easy" in that they can be done in small chunks without having to commit to hours of navel gazing per chapter. For those of us who want to regulate better, but find "homework" an unmanageable challenge, this is perfect. You can spend five minutes for a quick check in, or journal extensively...this format works for any therapeutic style. I have not done all the exercises, but the few I did try out served their purpose well and got me framing my anxiety response in a new way. While I would love a deep dive on the theory and research (there seems to be some debate as to how far the theory can be taken into practice, though that is true for most forms of therapy, so we shall carry on I guess), this workbook provides and excellent foray into practice that can be started right now, when you need it and in any variation that you need it.
Published on 05 November 2024 by Sounds True Publishing
Book #60 of 2024
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