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International Childhood Trauma Conference
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Finding safety in an uncertain world
Plenary

Plenary

10:00 am

22 August 2025

Plenary 2

Plenary

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ICTC

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Nervous system to nervous system, we are connected around the planet. Our biology is at the heart of our capacity to come into connection, see with compassion, and find our way into safe communication. When the world feels unsafe, cues of danger activate survival responses, and we struggle to hold on to hope. When we are anchored in the safety of a regulated nervous system, pathways of connection come alive, and we can travel those pathways in service of healing. Polyvagal Theory gives us a roadmap to find our way to regulation and offers a way forward in uncertain times. Join Deb Dana to look through the lens of the nervous system and explore ways to listen with curiosity as we answer the essential question, “What does the nervous system need in this moment to find safety in connection?”
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