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Stuck Not Broken

Justin Sunseri

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. He created the Polyvagal Trauma Relief System and is the author of Trauma & The Polyvagal Paradigm.(Justin Sunseri, LMFT99147)

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Episódios

372 episódios

  1. What Is a Trigger, and Can You Get Unstuck If You're Still Being Triggered? 18:55
  2. How Long Does Dorsal Vagal Shutdown Last, and Can It Hurt You? 16:34
  3. Are You Ready to Work on Your Trauma? The Book One Finale 12:24
  4. How to Change the Story You Tell Yourself: An 8-Step Exercise 19:24
  5. Why You Don’t Believe You Can Change 11:45
  6. Stuck Not Broken: What It Means & Why it's Good to be Stuck 16:56
  7. Why You Stay Stuck in Trauma, Part 2: Cognitive Adaptations 28:28
  8. Why You Stay Stuck in Trauma, Part 1: Behavioral Adaptations 16:00
  9. Co-Regulation, Explained: Polyvagal Theory 9:43
  10. Self-Regulation, Explained: Polyvagal Theory 13:24
  11. The Vagal Brake, Explained: Polyvagal Theory 8:37
  12. What is Trauma? The Two Paths: Polyvagal Theory 19:36
  13. Why Being "Too Nice" Can Be a Survival Strategy 9:02
  14. Why Can't You Just Sit Still and Relax? 11:12
  15. The Play State: Polyvagal Theory 22:36
  16. The Freeze Response, Explained: Polyvagal Theory 17:54
  17. The Shutdown State: Dorsal Vagal Collapse 11:41
  18. The Fight or Flight State: Polyvagal Theory 19:53
  19. The Safety State: The Top of the Polyvagal Ladder 13:42
  20. Functional Freeze: Why You're On Edge but Also Distant 12:49
  21. Story Follows State: Why Your Thoughts Aren't Random 9:21
  22. Neuroception for Beginners: Polyvagal Theory 25:02
  23. Deb Dana's Polyvagal Ladder 17:24
  24. The Autonomic Nervous System, and the Polyvagal Theory (Explained Simply) 8:02
  25. Challenging Your Paradigm: The Shift in Thinking Before the Science 23:06
  26. What's My Story? Where Your Unstucking Begins 14:16
  27. Season 2: Full Audiobook - Trauma & the Polyvagal Paradigm 1:58
  28. What Is a "Gentle Rebel"? A Conversation on Creativity and Sensitivity with Andy Mort 1:06:09
  29. You're Meditating Wrong (Here's How) 14:03
  30. Stoicism & Your Nervous System: How to Practice Amor Fati (Loving Your Fate) with Erick Cloward 50:09
  31. The Polyvagal Bandwagon Is Dying (And I Love It) 39:17
  32. You Can't Love Someone Out of Shutdown: the Partner's Guide to Love & Self-Regulation 25:14
  33. Does EMDR Actually Work? (What the Research Says) 27:34
  34. No, the Polyvagal Theory is NOT Dead: Here's What Critics (and Influencers) Aren't Understanding. 24:37
  35. Five Common Self-Help Habits That Accidentally Keep Your Nervous System Sensitized and Stuck 20:53
  36. Building Emotional Capacity Before Processing Past Traumas 18:02
  37. Why Meditation May Not Work Well for People in Freeze 19:19
  38. Is Your Diagnosis Part of the Problem? Healing the Nervous System vs. Managing a Disorder 24:31
  39. Steadying the Waters: How Your Nervous System Affects Your Stoic Practice 24:19
  40. Sockless Mindfulness: A Parenting Lesson from My 10-Year-Old 5:04
  41. "I Don't Think About It Anymore" — Why That Doesn't Mean You're Over It 7:44
  42. Hit It Back: A Lesson in Playfulness & Seizing the Moment 5:12
  43. What to do When Your Partner Cycles Between Shutdown and Fight 27:43
  44. AI Therapists Are Coming in 2026 And I'm Not Sure That's Good 28:42
  45. Announcing the Self-Regulation Coach AI App 9:22
  46. Pendulation: Why Some Regulate Naturally & Some Don't 15:15
  47. Why You Feel Drained After Therapy (and How to Fix it) 12:36
  48. The Way You Understand & Manage Emotions is WRONG (Here's What To Do Instead) 15:15
  49. Polyvagal Approach to Shame and Anger & How to Not Use Pendulation 20:45
  50. Safety First: Why Prescribed "Trauma Exercises" Can Backfire 17:33