Does the Body Really Keep the Score? How the role of the body in trauma has been misunderstood.

About this episode

In this podcast episode, I talk about some recent controversies in the field of therapy related to Polyvagal theory, the nervous system and the role of the body in trauma and trauma therapy. Articles mentioned: The body does not keep the score: trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2026.1812957/full Why the Polyvagal Theory is Untenable https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12937499/ Links: Join my online library of educational videos for therapists with over 50 hours of content at patreon.com/complextraumarecovery Find me on instagram @cptsdtherapist Visit my training website for therapists at kinawolfensteintraining.com And find the felt sense attachment workbook here https://www.kinawolfensteintraining.com/category/all-products