Chapters:

00:00:00 - The Vagus Nerve and Traumatic Injury

00:06:49 - The Vagus Nerve and the Orienting Reflex

00:13:12 - The Orienting Reflex and Fight or Flight Response

00:19:43 - Triggers and Trauma Memories

00:25:59 - Triggers and the Strengthening of Unsafe Memories

00:32:43 - Strengthening Vagal Tone and Healing the HPA Axis

00:39:31 - The Process of Habituation

00:46:20 - The Importance of Pain and Inflammation Management

00:53:18 - Tragic optimism and radical acceptance

00:59:38 - Reprogramming the HPA Axis and Vagus Nerve

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