The SSP playlists are delivered through over-the-ear headphones. It is a powerful listening intervention designed to work along with other therapies or modalities. The program is a total of 5 hours, listened to over the course of 10 days to a few weeks (more information on this below).
The SSP trains the middle ear muscles to tune-in to cues of safety signaled by the frequencies of human voice, which stimulates the social engagement system through the neural network associated with listening. This results in the repatterning of neural networks and improved regulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) for lasting change.
The SSP interrupts chronic states of nervous system defense by using specially filtered music that alters the way sounds are interpreted.
This helps the nervous system shift out of a defensive, protective (fight, flight or freeze) state and into a state of connection, safety, and social engagement.