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Why the World Is Going Crazy—and How to Win Back Our Minds | Jamie Wheal | Big Think

By Jamie Wheal — 2021

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The speed at which civilization is progressing has become overwhelming for modern humans and has caused what Jamie Wheal (author of Recapture the Rapture, founder of the Flow Genome Project, and host of the Collective Insights Podcast) calls a “collapse of meaning.” For many, Meaning 1. See more...

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The Asperger Couple’s Workbook: Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors

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Identity and Neurodiversity

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International Bipolar Foundation

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Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation

Ever since publication of The Polyvagal Theory in 2011, demand for information about this innovative perspective has been constant. Here Stephen W. Porges brings together his most important writings since the publication of that seminal work. At its heart, polyvagal theory is about safety.

Stephen W. Porges

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Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory—one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology.

Stanley Rosenberg, Benjamin Shield, Stephen W. Porges

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