Married to the (Narcissistic) Mob

Married to the (Narcissistic) Mob

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Creating Safety Anchors and Building Resilience

A Polyvagal Practice from Deb Dana

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Claire Pichel, LCSW, PMH-C
Feb 28, 2025
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Safety Anchors

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines an anchor as "something that serves to hold an object firmly; a reliable support." A ventral vagal anchor, or safety anchor, holds the connection to the energy of your parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system when experiences threaten to pull you…

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