MAY 4 25: Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Podcast
Host Robert welcomes listeners to the Fellow Traveler podcast featuring psychotherapist and author Jan Winhall, who explains her Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM) for treating trauma and addiction. Robert opens with an overview of the Call2Parent community, highlighting its mission to transform childhood trauma through embodied practices and peer support. Jan traces her own history, linking early family distress to decades of clinical work that integrate Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing method with Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory. She clarifies how the autonomic nervous system’s defense states underlie self-harm and addictive behaviors, presents her “Seven Fs” map of nervous-system states, and outlines six Focusing steps that help clients shift from trauma feedback loops into empowered, regulated states. Visual tools, body cards, and four-circle planning sheets illustrate practical applications, while Jan’s new book and training resources are shared. The session ends with an extended live Q&A covering developmental trauma, critics, spiritual practice, and relationship dynamics.
You can scroll along the progress bar at the bottom of the video screen to navigate the chapters – times listed below….
Chapters – Agenda:
00:00:00 – New to Call2Parent…Brief Overview
00:03:43 – Conversation With Jan Winhall
00:10:49 – Polyvagal Model Overview
01:12:22 – Live Q&A
01:44:45 – Close
Transforming Childhood Trauma Into Wholeness 