Researcher
Attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized). Foundation of our Attachment Assessment.
Early caregiver patterns become adult relationship blueprints — but are neuroplastic and can earn secure.
Our free self-assessments cite this researcher's frameworks directly in your personalized educational report.
Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD
Polyvagal Theory: three autonomic states (ventral vagal / sympathetic / dorsal vagal). Foundation of our nervous system sections across cleanse, PTSD, burnout assessments.
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
'The Body Keeps the Score' — trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Foundation of our PTSD and ACE assessment structure.
Dr. Peter Levine, PhD
Founder of Somatic Experiencing® (SE/SEP) — a body-first educational framework for resolving trauma stored in the nervous system. Author of *Waking the Tiger* (1997) and *In an Unspoken Voice* (2010). Trains certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioners (SEPs) in 40+ countries. SE works through titration, pendulation, and the SIBAM (Sensation-Image-Behavior-Affect-Meaning) observational map to gently discharge incomplete fight, flight, or freeze responses without re-flooding the system.
Don Miguel Ruiz
'The Four Agreements' — impeccability of word, don't take things personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best.