I'm a psychiatrist. To ease a heavy heart, try looking for 'the glimmers'

I'm a psychiatrist. To ease a heavy heart, try looking for 'the glimmers'

Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport often navigates challenging clinical problems by leaning on established theory. Lately she's been thinking about polyvagal theory -- which examines the science of safety and connection through human physiology -- and using it to feel safe and find joy, even in the presence of horror and fear.