Women's Health: Supporting your
Nervous System through
Motherhood, Midlife, and Beyond
a free webinar series
with Chantal Traub
Doula, educator, and polyvagal health coach Chantal Traub offers holistic guidance for women across the lifespan. This free webinar series is designed to provide tools, education, and embodied practices to support you and your nervous system through life's transitions.
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Join the PVI community for 4 sessions:
Tuesdays, October 8, October 15, and October 22,
and Wednesday October 30, 2024
11:30am-12:45pm Eastern Time
If you are unable to join us live in real time for any of the sessions, please register at the link below to receive the recording by email.
Navigate transitions with resilience, mindfulness, and a deeper understanding of the nervous system.
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Women's Health: Supporting your Nervous System through Motherhood, Midlife, and Beyond
From childrearing to navigating menopause with autonomic resilience, understanding Polyvagal Theory and the nervous system can inform how we
thrive and grow through all of our life stages.
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Join polyvagal-informed women's heath expert Chantal Traub for this
free four-part series as she guides you in navigating your own mind/body life transitions.
Dr. Stephen Porges will join Chantal for Session Two on Tuesday, October 15
to give an in-depth look at the polyvagal perspective on this topic.
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Questions about this Webinar Series? Contact us at events@polyvagal.org
Webinar Outline
Join us for this 4-part series:
Tuesdays, October 8, October 15, and October 22, and Wednesday October 30, 2024
All sessions meet online from 11:30am-12:45pm Eastern Time ​
(Convert this meeting time to your local time zone, here.)
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Session 1: Tuesday, October 8
Polyvagal Principles for Birth and Postpartum
In this session we will explore how to optimize the birth or adoption process to minimize trauma and foster connection and co-regulation. We'll focus on the key elements that contribute to a feeling of safety during pregnancy and birth, and how to proactively develop rapport and safe support where it is most needed.
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Session 2: Tuesday, October 15
A Conversation with Stephen Porges, developer of Polyvagal Theory
In this session we will be joined by Dr. Porges to dive deeper into the science behind Polyvagal Theory and how it applies to women's health across the lifespan. Bring your questions for a Q&A period!
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Session 3: Tuesday, October 22
Progressing through Menopause with Mindfulness and Nervous System Flexibility
This session bridges the gap between the postpartum period and (peri) menopause, addressing the challenges of chronic stress impacting hormonal changes and the importance of prioritizing self care and work-life harmony. Participants will learn practical mindfulness-based practices to manage daily stressors and support their bodies through midlife transitions.
Session 4: Wednesday, October 30
Navigating Major Life Transitions with Kindness and Autonomic Resilience
This session focuses on understanding the nervous system to build resilience and make intentional choices during major life transitions. Whether post-menopause, navigating midlife and multiple identities, or coping with irreversible changes, participants will learn how to support their nervous system to adapt to changes and overcome challenges.
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​Register to attend one or all of these sessions!
If you are unable to join us live in real time for any of the sessions, please register at the link above to receive the recording by email.
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Questions about registration or attending this webinar series? Contact us at events@polyvagal.org
About Your Instructor
Chantal Traub is a seasoned New York City birth doula, childbirth educator, and polyvagal-informed menopause coach. In her 20-plus years of practice, she has become internationally well-known for her expertise on the pelvic floor and her Pushing Power technique. Through her classes, her one-on-one work, and doula practice, Traub has helped thousands of women birth babies without trauma. In recent years, Traub has expanded her training and practice to serve the health needs of women navigating Motherhood, (Peri-)Menopause and beyond.
Chantal speaks frequently on the subject of pelvic health, safe and effective pushing during Second Stage Labor, Polyvagal Principles for Birth and Postpartum and Menopause and the nervous system. She is a regular educator for Our Birth Journeys, My Pelvic Floor Muscles, and DONA International and has been featured on many podcasts, including Next Question with Katie Couric, The Women's Health Podcast, the Birth Healing Summit, and LAMAZE International. She presented at the Polyvagal Institute International Gathering in 2022, and is a contributing author to the 2025 publication Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives, edited by Herbert Grassmann, Maurizio Stupiggia, and Stephen W. Porges.
Some highlight's from Chantal's extensive list of professional trainings and certifications include:
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Trained & Certified Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner
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National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
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Certified Menopause Coach
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ReCODE 2.0 Certified Coach (a program to prevent & reverse cognitive decline in early stage Alzeimer's Disease)​
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Chantal Traub,
PVI Course Partner
Attend this webinar series for free!
This webinar series is presented free of charge, made possible in part by your generous support of Polyvagal Institute. PVI is a registered 501(c)3 non profit organization.
If you are financially able to make a monetary donation to support this and other community programming, we sincerely thank you.
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Learner Agreement
Polyvagal Theory teaches that community is an essential part of the human experience. At PVI, we strive to create a safe learning environment conducive to connection and belonging. Please take a moment to read the following details as you prepare to join this course.
Time Commitment
This free webinar series is composed of 4 live sessions (75 minutes each).
You will receive an email with the session recording if you are unable to attend a session live, or if you want to go back and review the content again later.
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We also invite you to explore the opportunity to connect with other learners and attendees in an online group setting via the PVI Community App.
