Stuck Not Broken

By Justin Sunseri

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What's Stuck Not Broken about?

Stuck Not Broken is the first podcast built on clearly teaching the Polyvagal Theory and applying it to your trauma recovery process. Justin Sunseri is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist that makes the science of connection easily understood and accessible to anyone.
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You know the Polyvagal Theory. NOW WHAT? (And why?) I have a nifty gifty for you when you sign up for my email list experience. https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagalprimarybooks Polyvagal 101 podcast series - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/cce134e7-1550-4d33-8e56-738d344c63b0 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/buildsafety National Suicide Prevention ...

Stuck Not Broken episodes:

01.31.2023 What to do AFTER learning the Polyvagal Theory and Why You know the Polyvagal Theory. NOW WHAT? (And why?) I have a nifty gifty for you when you sign up for my email list experience. https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagalprimarybooks Polyvagal 101 podcast series - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/cce134e7-1550-4d33-8e56-738d344c63b0 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/buildsafety National Suicide Prevention ...
01.24.2023 Happiness & the Polyvagal Theory: Sorry, there is NO magic key What is happiness and is there a key to unlocking it? I answer this question from the lens of the Polyvagal Theory. I actually think we have things backwards... Nifty Gifty - Polyvagal Checklist - https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagalchecklist Building Safety Anchors - ...
01.17.2023 How to Relieve Your Polyvagal Fight State What is the best way to relieve a stuck Polyvagal fight state? I address what the fight state is, how it got stuck and ways to get unstuck. Unstucking Defensive States - https://www.justinlmft.com/uds Nifty Gifty 3 Day Polyvagal Challenge - ...
01.10.2023 Release Trauma to Relax OR Relax to Release Trauma? (edit) Are you supposed to release trauma to relax or do you relax to release trauma? I delve in depth into this question from a Fellow Stucknaut. SSIEC Nifty Gifty - https://www.justinlmft.com/ssiec Original blog - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/polyvagal-safety-how-to-use-it BSA - https://www.justinlmft.com/buildsafety National Suicide ...
12.27.2022 Why You Have Resistance to Polyvagal Ladder Climbing Why do you have resistance to climbing your Polyvagal ladder and accessing your safety state? Why is it that being in a defensive state seems like it’s what your body wants? I answer a message I got from one of ...
12.20.2022 Polyvagal Freeze, Self-Harm, Panic & Rage How does crying fit with the Polyvagal mixed state of freeze? What about rage, panic and self-harm? 3 Day Challenge -https://www.justinlmft.com/3daypolyvagal My Polyvagal 101 online course will teach you the Polyvagal Theory accurately and simply in under 2 hours and ...
12.13.2022 Acting on Impulses and Trauma Releasing What is unstucking? What do pendulation and titration have to do with self-regulation? And what about acting on impulses and relieving trauma? I answer a listener's question and discuss each of these points in Stuck Not Broken podcast episode 168. ...
12.06.2022 Grief and the Polyvagal Theory How does grief fit into the Polyvagal Theory? I explain that it's kind of all over the Polyvagal ladder! 3 Day Polyvagal States Challenge - https://www.justinlmft.com/3daypolyvagal National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) ...
11.23.2022 How to Deal With Anger & the Polyvagal Theory How to reduce angry thoughts and angry emotions from the lens of the Polyvagal Theory. It's not easy, but it's possible. Reducing aggression requires a bit of mindfulness and allowance of your fight state. Polyvagal Checklist - https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagalchecklist Dealing With ...
11.15.2022 How to Self Regulate Through Triggering Events? How do you self-regulate through situations that you know will be triggering? Self-regulation is built on practicing, just like anything else. Best not to wait until the moment of the circumstance and to do some self-regulation beforehand. And have some ...
11.09.2022 Polyvagal Safety and How to Use It What is the Polyvagal safety state? Find out in this episode! And once you find out, what do you do with that information? Also find that out in this episode! Polyvagal Checklist -https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagalchecklist Original Blog, Polyvagal Safety and How to ...
11.02.2022 Polyvagal Theory for Total Beginners I believe these are three essential starting points for the person that is brand new to the Polyvagal Theory. At least, it's what I found to be the most beneficial in understanding this paradigm. I made a Polyvagal Checklist for ...
10.18.2022 Is It Possible to Come Out of Polyvagal Shutdown A brief summary of this episode
09.27.2022 Pendulation in Grieving and Imagination as a Safety Anchor A brief summary of this episode
08.23.2022 Gently Allowing Emotion and Sensation My thoughts on a listener's question about gently allowing sensations to exist without being sent back into shutdown. Polyvagal 101 - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic ...
08.16.2022 Coming Out of Flight/Fight I answer a listener's question about coming out of shutdown into fight and then flight. This podcast is not therapy, not intended to be therapy or be a replacement for therapy. Nothing in this creates or indicates a therapeutic relationship. ...
08.09.2022 My Current Therapist is Not as Good A brief summary of this episode
08.02.2022 Bad Therapy - Non-Kink & Minimizing Suicidal Ideation Mercedes joins me for another Bad Therapy episode! Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 (866) 488-7386 ...
07.19.2022 How does trauma connect to the Polyvagal Theory? / PVT101 A clip from a live Polyvagal 101 Webinar Experience. Register your spot for my next live webinar experience! Polyvagal 101 - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic ...
07.12.2022 Fawning and Distress Tolerance PVT101 Q&A Register your spot for the next Polyvagal 101 Live Webinar Experience! This short episode is Q&A; from one of my webinars around fawning and distress tolerance. Polyvagal 101 - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com Intro/Outro music ...
07.05.2022 SSIEC: State Sensation Impulse Emotion Cognition Resource Download SSIEC: https://www.justinlmft.com/fileshare Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 (866) 488-7386 ...
06.28.2022 Free Will, Accountability & Parenting Consultation Professional Consultations - https://www.justinlmft.com/consultation Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 (866) ...
06.21.2022 It's Just You & You Are Enough (p4) One more installment in the "It's Just You" series. I'm really glad I did this and I hope it brought a new wrinkle or two to your brain. Stucknaut series begins with - https://www.justinlmft.com/podcast/episode/301fdb9e/the-beliefs-of-a-stucknaut Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 ...
06.14.2022 It's Just You - Rebuttals (p3) Listen to episode 149 (and 150) before you listen to this one! IFS Model - https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline IFS Study - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10926771.2021.2013375?scroll=top&needAccess;=true Sue Carter - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00914/full Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo ...
06.07.2022 It's Just You - Supportive Responses (p2) In episode 150 (!), I share some listener responses to last week's episode of the supportive variety. I'd love to hear from you, gimme an email at [email protected] SNB 149 - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/episode149 Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - ...
05.31.2022 It's Just You - No Ego, No Shadow, No Parts, No... I share my thoughts on the idea that there is no ego, no shadow, no parts and more. I also create my own psychological concept! Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National ...
05.24.2022 Active & Passive Cues Compile and Context of Cues Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 (866) 488-7386 National Sexual Assault ...
05.21.2022 Is Building Safety Anchors right for you? I recently finished overhauling BSA and it's ready to buy on my site! Link below. Starting June 1, it will double in price from $250 to $500. Find out more - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Email me if you have a question - ...
05.17.2022 Polyvagal Safety Cues and Swiss Design Safety cues: what they are and what they have to do with my newfound love of Swiss design! Polyvagal One-Pagers - https://www.justinlmft.com/fileshare Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - ...
04.19.2022 Polyvagal Theory for Teens - Rehearsal Presentation I recorded a dry run of a presentation I did for some high schoolers. I edited out the exercises I did with them as it wouldn't make sense in an audio only. You can watch the slides on YouTube and ...
04.12.2022 Shame, Time-Outs, Will Smith, Evolution & More - Open Office Hour A discussion with a few of my BSA students that attend the monthly Open Office Hour. Take one of my courses to join the monthly Q&A; and discussion. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/BSA Website ...
04.05.2022 Why is a Trauma Survivor's Vagal Brake Compromised? An answer to someone's question from my Building Safety Anchors discussion group. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) ...
03.29.2022 Factors in Why We Get Addicted to One Thing vs Another Why do we get addicted to one thing vs another? An answer to a listener's question. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic ...
03.22.2022 Being Pulled in Different Directions Answer to a listener's question. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 ...
03.15.2022 Acting Out vs Acting In What is the difference between acting out and acting in? An answer to a listener's question. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic ...
02.11.2022 3 Years of SNB & My Next Steps A brief summary of this episode
02.08.2022 I've Tried Everything & I am Still Numb! This episode is for the person that has "tried everything" and is still stuck in a defensive state. This episode specifically goes into the Polyvagal shutdown state and numbness. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Website ...
01.25.2022 You're Thinking, Not Feeling Something that is keeping you stuck is thinking and not feeling. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/BSA Website - https://www.justinlmft.com Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats National Suicide Prevention Hotline - ...
01.18.2022 Doubt is a Normal Part of Change Not only is it normal, but can be used to your advantage... Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Become a $5 Patron - https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats National Suicide Prevention ...
01.17.2022 Polyvagal Safety - Book Review Do I think you should buy the newest book from Dr Porges, the creator of the Polyvagal Theory? It's called "Polyvagal Safety" - yeah and nah. Amazon link - https://amzn.to/3FbVXbu Polyvagal 101 - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Intro/Outro ...
01.11.2022 High Stress Jobs & the Vagal Brake If you work in a high-stress, high-mobility job, you need to hav your safety pathways active. FREE Polyvagal eBook - https://www.justinlmft.com/signup Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats ...
01.04.2022 Safety Cue Dependency? Can we get dependent on safety cues? I don't think it works that way... Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/BSA Website - https://www.justinlmft.com National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline ...
12.28.2021 Why Therapy Has Ignored the Body Therapy lags when it comes to the body because it means the profession is not as special. Everyone owns and applies the Polyvagal Theory. Polyvagal 101 Virtual Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/pvt101 Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/BSA Website - https://www.justinlmft.com Intro/Outro music ...
12.21.2021 Why You Should Focus on Behavior, Not Toxicity A brief summary of this episode
12.14.2021 Intimacy After Childhood Sexual Abuse History An answer to a Stucknaut's question about childhood sexual trauma and its impact on intimacy. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduAkQrvmvWq2oy8aJSNcEQ Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats National Suicide Prevention ...
12.07.2021 Isolation Keeps You Stuck Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline -1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline - 1 ...
12.01.2021 Parenting Without Models of Good Enough Parents My thoughts on a fellow Stucknaut's question about parenting without having gotten good enough parenting as a kid. Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Webinar - https://www.justinlmft.com/webinar Become a $5 Patron - https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo ...
11.29.2021 Your Stories Keep You Stuck Changing your thoughts is often the focus of mental health, but it's not the core problem. The problem is the autonomic state that your thoughts are stemming from. Polyvagal 101 Webinar - https://www.justinlmft.com/webinar Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/BSA Become a ...
11.23.2021 Bad Therapy - "Get Over It" and Absolutely Awful Advice Heidi Rogers join Justin Sunseri to discuss more Bad Therapy examples. Listen to the prior episode for the entire 2 parter. Our episode on her podcast - https://www.heidirogers.com.au/blog/justin-sunseri-polyvagal-theory/ Heidi's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heidirogers_/ Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - ...
11.16.2021 Bad Therapy: "I Really Needed Help!", Client Quote Book & more! Part 1 of 2, talking with Heidi Rogers about some bad therapy! Our episode on her podcast - https://www.heidirogers.com.au/blog/justin-sunseri-polyvagal-theory/ Heidi's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heidirogers_/ Building Safety Anchors -https://www.justinlmft.com/bsa Polyvagal 101 Class - https://www.justinlmft.com/PVT101 Become a $5 Patron - https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft Intro/Outro music ...

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Stuck Not Broken episodes:

What to do AFTER learning the Polyvagal Theory and Why

Happiness & the Polyvagal Theory: Sorry, there is NO magic key

How to Relieve Your Polyvagal Fight State

Release Trauma to Relax OR Relax to Release Trauma? (edit)

Why You Have Resistance to Polyvagal Ladder Climbing

Polyvagal Freeze, Self-Harm, Panic & Rage

Acting on Impulses and Trauma Releasing

Grief and the Polyvagal Theory

How to Deal With Anger & the Polyvagal Theory

How to Self Regulate Through Triggering Events?

Polyvagal Safety and How to Use It

Polyvagal Theory for Total Beginners

Is It Possible to Come Out of Polyvagal Shutdown

Pendulation in Grieving and Imagination as a Safety Anchor

Gently Allowing Emotion and Sensation

Coming Out of Flight/Fight

My Current Therapist is Not as Good

Bad Therapy - Non-Kink & Minimizing Suicidal Ideation

How does trauma connect to the Polyvagal Theory? / PVT101

Fawning and Distress Tolerance PVT101 Q&A

SSIEC: State Sensation Impulse Emotion Cognition Resource

Free Will, Accountability & Parenting Consultation

It's Just You & You Are Enough (p4)

It's Just You - Rebuttals (p3)

It's Just You - Supportive Responses (p2)

It's Just You - No Ego, No Shadow, No Parts, No...

Active & Passive Cues Compile and Context of Cues

Is Building Safety Anchors right for you?

Polyvagal Safety Cues and Swiss Design

Polyvagal Theory for Teens - Rehearsal Presentation

Shame, Time-Outs, Will Smith, Evolution & More - Open Office Hour

Why is a Trauma Survivor's Vagal Brake Compromised?

Factors in Why We Get Addicted to One Thing vs Another

Being Pulled in Different Directions

Acting Out vs Acting In

3 Years of SNB & My Next Steps

I've Tried Everything & I am Still Numb!

You're Thinking, Not Feeling

Doubt is a Normal Part of Change

Polyvagal Safety - Book Review

High Stress Jobs & the Vagal Brake

Safety Cue Dependency?

Why Therapy Has Ignored the Body

Why You Should Focus on Behavior, Not Toxicity

Intimacy After Childhood Sexual Abuse History

Isolation Keeps You Stuck

Parenting Without Models of Good Enough Parents

Your Stories Keep You Stuck

Bad Therapy - "Get Over It" and Absolutely Awful Advice

Bad Therapy: "I Really Needed Help!", Client Quote Book & more!