Unlocking the Power of the Vagus Nerve: Its Crucial Role in Mental Health

In this two hour workshop you will: 

• Understand how the vagus nerve affects mental health, including its effects on: mood, self esteem, social interaction, engagement with the world, processing trauma, and diagnoses such as sensory processing disorder, anxiety, ADHD, & ASD.
• Understand how the vagus nerve is activated in normal development for a child, and what stresses can interfere with that development.
• Learn how a chronic stress response can be from an under-active or “worn out” vagus nerve. 
• Learn to identify patterns, past stresses, and “Red Flags” to look for in children and within their family systems and how the vagus nerve can impact the family as a whole.
• Understand the effects the vagus nerve has on physical health in families.

2 hours of Continuing Education (two hours cultural competency, one hour ethics)approved by MN Board of Marriage & Family Therapy and MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy

Schedule Outline

10:00am-10:10am: Introduction of Dr. Tye’s background 

10:10-10:30 am: What the vagus nerve does and overview of the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic vs parasympathetic)

10:30-10:45 am:  How to tell if the vagus nerve is affected (objectively and subjectively)

10:45-11:15 am: Why does the vagus nerve get thrown off

11:15-11:30am:  Break

11:30am-12pm: What to do to support the vagus nerve

12-12:15 pm: Discussion and Q&A

Questions? Looking for student or group discounts? Contact Melanie Vinton: melanie@ilifecounseling.com