Intimacy: Another Polyvagal Mixed State? - a podcast by Justin Sunseri

Intimacy, fawn, and appeasement were added to the Polyvagal Theory as mixed states. But are they? Should we take the context more into account before calling intimacy a mixed state? What happens to the states when they involve being alone or being with someone?

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Justin Sunseri is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist registered in the State of California (#99147).

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