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E059 - Polyvagal Theory and Communication communication fawn self-regulation trauma patterns vocal liberation Nov 30, 2023

In this blog post I discuss polyvagal theory for voice, for communication, and for speaking.

“Polly who?” you may be thinking.

Read on below or watch the video to learn about polyvagal theory and how it can help you improve your communication and public speaking.

Polyvagal theory...

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E055 - How to Communicate When All You Really Want to Do Is Shut Down communication self-regulation transform your voice trauma patterns Sep 28, 2023

Sometimes when you need to express yourself in a meeting or an important one-on-one, do you find yourself freezing, shutting down, the words just not wanting to come out? I know firsthand that this can be incredibly painful, because I've had a bunch of this in my own life.

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E053 - Why you lose your words (and what you can do about it) communication safety transform your voice trauma patterns vocal liberation Aug 31, 2023

Do you have a pattern of losing your words? You’re communicating and then suddenly you become a little thick-headed and you start losing track, and the words stop coming out. It's like you become stupid, frozen, wooden, or just clumsy when you're expressing yourself.

A lot of people have...

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E017 - Fawn and the Defense Pattern of Being Extremely Nice boundaries communication fawn healthy boundaries trauma trauma patterns vocal liberation May 29, 2020

Well hello, how are you? I’m great, thank you—really well. Everything’s great! I’m fine... Or at least I'm pretending to be fine!  

Welcome to this week'sblog, about the trauma pattern of “fawn” and being too darned nice (or just a little bit passive...

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