I Want to Connect

How to Rewire Your Nervous System for Stress Resilience and Secure Attachment

Annie Chen

• Publisher: Bridge City Books
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781962305167
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Salute mentale in psicologia

The nervous system is at the core of how we experience life, yet we still don't know how to navigate this complex terrain between body and mind. Many of us inhabit this modern industrialized world with too much stress and not enough opportunities to rest. This leaves us anxious and overwhelmed, depressed and sullen, or just plain overwhelmed. It also takes a toll on our physical health, manifesting as headaches, poor sleep, or a weakened immune system.
In I Want to Connect, a follow-up to the popular The Attachment Theory Workbook, expert relationship therapist Annie Chen explores how your nervous systems directly impacts your relationships with others—and with yourself. Blending together elements of polyvagal theory, somatic practice, and self-help relationship skills, this new workbook addresses a range of issues through a central connecting point: that nervous system stress contributes to both physical and mental illness, directly impacting relationship dissatisfaction and unhappiness. With the tools inside, you'll learn how to:
• Understand whether your nervous system at baseline is regulated, under-resourced, or dysregulated
• Strengthen and balance your nervous system in ways that support physical and mental health
• Soothe your own frazzled nerves so you can provide support to loved ones in difficult times
• Reduce attachment stress and other forms of stress triggered by relationships
• Develop stress resilience and create more empathetic connections with others

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Part I • Laying the Foundations
• Part II • Supporting Your Nervous System
• Part III • Creating Connection
• Conclusion
• Resources
• References
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Back Cover