Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Regulation must precede reflection: cognitive insight fails while a nervous system is in defensive dominance.
Drawn from what Arielle Schwartz said
SubjectPolyvagal theory
What this subject means
Polyvagal theory Stephen Porges’s account of the vagus nerve as the switch between defence and social connection. Widely used in trauma therapy and contested in physiology.
Mental modelRegulate, then reflect
On the topicWhat makes psychotherapy work?under our view: Nothing lands until the nervous system settles, so the body comes before the insight