The Human Connection (Polyvagal Informed Conversations)

An internationally recognized breathing and movement specialist. She has been teaching for over 40 years and was a master lecturer at Boston University’s college of Fine Arts. Now, she maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California, and an online practice internationally. https://humanual.com/

Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is the Senior Medical Consultant to the Pain Recovery Program at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center https://www.drmelpohl.com/ https://thepointemalibu.com/

In this conversation: The voice is through a polyvagal lens. Voice and state change.  The actor's nervous system.  The importance of recovery. Mathilde Shisko: Polyvagal-Informed Voice and Performance Coach. TEDx Speaker Coach https://myvoicecoach.org/

Seth Porges co-author of the book  Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324030256 https://www.sethporges.com/

Links mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Melanie Chang TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXPi0Jha5o My TED talk 'Science of the Groove': https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_gust_science_of_the_groove Betsy Polatin book 'The Actor's Secret': https://a.co/d/dRCmZAp My speaker website: www.adamgust.com/speaker My project- Ethnocentrism in Drum Education: www.antiracismdrummer.com The Homunculus Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_homunculus Get in touch with Adam @adamgust on the socials Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, LinkedIn

Rebecca Bailey, PhD is a leading family psychologist and equestrian who has become a world-renowned professional teacher, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She founded the Polyvagal Equine Institute with her two colleagues, Margie McDonald and Jaycee Dugard.  https://drrebeccabailey.com/ https://polyvagalequineinstitute.com/ https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/it...

Amy Stenger-Sullivan (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor, trainer, and CEO of Rooted Compassion Counseling and Consulting, LLC. As a Certified Trauma Responsive Counselor, Amy understands and applies knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Amy is an EMDR Certified Therapist. She specializes in utilizing and teaching about the nervous system to help people move into post-traumatic healing and growth. https://www.rootedcompassion.com/

Neuro and physiological safety in relationships and clinical practice and what happens when people don't feel safe.  Courtney is a licensed clinical professional counselor located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on the homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox tribes. Courtney is the founder of Modern Mind & Heart, a psychotherapy private practice offering individual therapy, training, and clinical and/or organizational consultation. Courtney assists and facilitates professional training for The Polyvagal Institute and Deb Dana's Rhythm of Regulation Foundations training series. Courtney is also a presenter for PESI, teaching clinicians the basics of creating a trauma-informed practice. https://www.modernmindandheart.com/ https://catalog.pesi.com/speaker/cour...

In this conversation: Befriending the nervous system.  Rupture and Repair. What is Neurodiversity? Dyslexia. Different types of Learners. What is a Ventral Learner? Debra is the Founder of S’cool Moves and a graduate of the University of Southern Queensland Professional Studies Program. Her dissertation uncovered attributes of successful collaboration between occupational therapists and general education teachers working together in the classroom environment. She is the author of numerous books and instructional materials integrating neuroscience and neurodevelopmental activities into academics. Her latest additions are two books published by Norton, The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning: Transforming Classrooms One Nervous System at a Time and The Polyvagal Backpack: Classroom Activities for Focused, Joyful Learning. https://www.schoolmoves.com/all-about-em

In the Conversation:  Value of rituals and traditions from a Polyvagal lens.  Centering the experience of marginalized communities: what it means to decolonize mental health?  What is the geo-socio-political-cultural framework? How we can not just “adapt” Western-based approaches but “re-imagine” approaches to mental and emotional well-being from a cultural context.  Dr. Niloufer Merchant, Professor Emeritus at St. Cloud State University Licensed Psychologist. https://www.linkedin.com/in/niloufer-...