Polyvagal Theory: Activation, Collapse, and the Trauma Gut
Jennifer Doctorovich, LPC-A, FNTP
with Amy Rawls, MS, RD, LD, FMNS, CGN
The "fight or flight" mechanism and its effects on the gut have long been known by clinicians. We were always been taught that our patients have control over their interpretation of stress. But have we been taught wrong? What if some patients simply can't reinterpret stress due to systemic trauma, all of which can result in digestive dysfunction?
According to Polyvagal Theory, people with a history of developmental trauma can experience a form of cardiac and cognitive immobilization when faced with strong emotions, which also involves a suppression of their immune system and gastrointestinal function. In this webinar you will learn about the effects of stress on the gut and receive training on exercises, nutritional considerations, and enzyme therapy interventions to improve vagal tone in your patients.
According to Polyvagal Theory, people with a history of developmental trauma can experience a form of cardiac and cognitive immobilization when faced with strong emotions, which also involves a suppression of their immune system and gastrointestinal function. In this webinar you will learn about the effects of stress on the gut and receive training on exercises, nutritional considerations, and enzyme therapy interventions to improve vagal tone in your patients.
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About the Speaker
Jennifer Doctorovich, LPC-A, FNTP, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and Functional Nutritional Therapist who uses functional medicine, supplementation, and an integrative background with her clients. She is also an LPC-Associate supervised by Tamara Allen Bush. Jennifer has a strong group fitness background having managed and taught (cycling, core, and HIIT amongst many) at gyms in New York City and Texas for 20 years, specializing in Chronic Fatigue, HPA Dysregulation, and Blood Sugar handling issues prevalent with performers and athletes. With her therapy clients, Jennifer is focused on the gut/brain connection and the effect of nutrition on neurotransmitters, anxiety, and mood disorders. She has transitioned into nutritional psychology for mental health stability and trauma informed psychotherapy. Her professional identity lies in PTSD and attachment theory, employing a psychodynamic/multimodal modality which includes somatic work such as Brainspotting, DBT, and Parts work. A graduate from the University of Western States with a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Jennifer is also a professionally trained actress, a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, and a member of Actor's Equity where she continues her research with performing artists, a passion population.
About the Webinar Host:
Transformation Enzyme Corporation is a nutritional supplement company specializing in the development of high quality digestive and systemic enzyme, probiotic, and enzyme-delivered nutritional support products. Transformation™ was founded by DicQie Fuller, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., ND, CNC, in 1991 and remains clinically owned and operated to this day. As a leader in mycelial enzyme research, Transformation™ uses every available resource to stay on the leading edge of clinical nutritional science. With 30 years of education and research and an advisory board of clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry leaders guiding us, we are considered the pioneers of enzyme nutrition. For more information visit www.transformationenzymes.com
Transformation Enzyme Corporation is a nutritional supplement company specializing in the development of high quality digestive and systemic enzyme, probiotic, and enzyme-delivered nutritional support products. Transformation™ was founded by DicQie Fuller, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., ND, CNC, in 1991 and remains clinically owned and operated to this day. As a leader in mycelial enzyme research, Transformation™ uses every available resource to stay on the leading edge of clinical nutritional science. With 30 years of education and research and an advisory board of clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry leaders guiding us, we are considered the pioneers of enzyme nutrition. For more information visit www.transformationenzymes.com