Rabbi YY Jacobson with Dr. Stephen Porges: Judaism & The Polyvagal Theory

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi YY Jacobson’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

the amazing Rabbi YY to help bring clarity and the Torah Hashkafa to some very sensitive and complex topics, we're also honored to be joined by Dr. Stephen Porges, um known as a a father figure in the world of trauma healing with his work on the polyvagal theory, which we'll get into uh shortly. Um These sessions are always amazing. Dr. Porges, we're not always sure where they're going to end up. We know where they start, but really it's somewhat of open-ended discussion. it's somewhat of open-ended discussion. I think today the goal is to get a a layman's explanation, if you will, from the man who spent his last X number of 30, 40, 50 years on, you know, the autonomic nervous system, polyvagal theory, much of what we talk about here at Fresh Start, um to get a better understanding of it, and then of course some questions will come up, um but it's an honor to be here. It's an honor to be with all of our alumni. And with that being said, Rabbi YY, perhaps uh step in and start out this what will step in and start out this what will certainly be an interesting discussion. Absolutely. Absolutely. Just tell me you could see me and hear me clearly, right? Yes. We can hear you and see you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're good to go. So, first of all, it's my honor and privilege to be able to sit face-to-face, at least on Zoom, with the world-renowned uh Dr. Porges. It's really an incredible honor and privilege. And the reason I say it's an honor and privilege is because uh Dr. Stephen Porges has really

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1. 0:31the amazing Rabbi YY to help bring clarity and the Torah Hashkafa to some very sensitive…
2. 6:10or becoming numb in their body, these were adaptive. Their body was doing the best it…
3. 12:20journey is not a self-healing journey, or let's put this way, it's very difficult for an…
4. 18:27They're not comorbidities. They're part of the same threat reaction. And they're telling you things. So…
5. 24:36incredible wisdom of the body that that most of us are unaware of. I find that…
6. 30:47And she took my hand and says, "Hitler got that one. Hitler got that." You know,…
7. 36:55wife says, "Don't forget Don't forget to be on time. You have to be 7:00 there…
8. 43:03narrative as being vulnerable. Mhm. And that triggers that anxiety, that mobilization. I got to get…
9. 49:09another person who might hear the same tone, the same melody Yeah. will freak out Yeah.…
10. 55:19dialogue. But Dr. Porges is is this a good time like I said when we started…

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