The Performance Code
The New Science of Achieving Under Pressure
Between potential and performance is an often overlooked variable most performance paradigms ignore: physiological state. Drawing on Polyvagal Theory and more than twenty-five years of training athletes and high achievers, The Performance Code lays out the science and practices of achieving from safety rather than stress — and introduces Autonomic Agility®, the skill of recognizing and guiding your state in real time.
Three chapters written within larger, multi-author volumes edited by other scholars — each a single contribution inside a broader collection, not a book of his own.
"Empathy to Compassion: A Two-Step Physiological Process"
Polyvagal Perspectives: Interventions, Practices, and Strategies
"Turning Competition into Co-regulation"
Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives
"Empathy to Compassion: A Physiological Basis for Trust"
Treatment Planning, Writing, and Documentation in Creative and Expressive Arts Therapies: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
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Pursuit of Play
You perform best when you feel safe enough to play.
Pursuit of Play is my publication on Substack. A new article one week, a new podcast episode the next.
Every other week, I sit down with someone who achieved something real and look at what was happening inside them along the way.
In the weeks between conversations, I write articles here. Some of it is new. Some of it is work I’ve created elsewhere over the years.
- Week 1Article
- Week 2Podcast
- Week 3Article
- Week 4Podcast
