Stuck Not Broken
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)
Easily Notice Neuroceptions: Polyvagal Theory for Daily Life tip 4
Justin Sunseri dives deep into the concept of neuroception from the Polyvagal Theory. This fourth installment in a five-part series focuses on comprehending and applying neuroception in daily life. Discover practical tips to recognize the body's subconscious detection of safety, danger, or life-threatening situations before you're consciously aware. Discover the significance of proactive sensory inputs and learn how to cultivate nonjudgmental self-awareness. These insights are essential for progressing towards a calmer, more connected life.
00:00 Intro to episode 252
07:00 Neuroception Example: Sarah's First Team Meeting
11:18 How to Easily Start Noticing Neuroception
14:15 Using Your...
254. From Sound to Safety: Understanding the Safe & Sound Protocol with Dr. Porges and Karen Onderko
In this episode, therapist and coach Justin Sunseri delves into the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) with Dr. Stephen Porges, the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, and Karen Onderko, co-author of the new book "Safe and Sound." Discover how SSP, a unique therapy using specifically filtered music, can help alleviate anxiety, depression, and sensory sensitivities by enhancing the nervous system's ability to experience safety. The discussion covers the science behind SSP, its clinical evidence, and its benefits for various conditions from autism to trauma. An insightful conversation that explores the potential of SSP as a neural exercise to aid...
Safe and Sound Book Review: Should You Buy It?
Justin Sunseri reviews 'Safe and Sound' by Steven Porges and Karen Onderko. The book delves into the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), offering 13 real-life case studies and insights from Porges, the creator of Polyvagal Theory. Justin breaks down who the book is for, its content, and his thoughts on its genuine attempt to provide hope and comprehensive information about SSP. If you're curious about SSP and familiar with Polyvagal Theory, this review will help you decide whether this book can be a valuable addition to your collection.
Watch the interview with the authors on YouTube (or listen...
How to Validate and Normalize Yourself: Polyvagal Theory for Everyday Life Tip 3 (251)
In this episode of 'Stuck Not Broken,' therapist and coach Justin Sunseri provides practical guidance on applying Polyvagal Theory to everyday life through validation and normalization techniques. Learn to bring compassion to your stuck defensive states through acknowledging and understanding your emotions and thoughts. Justin walks you through simple practices to help you live more calmly and connected. This episode includes skills practice and insights from the Unstucking Academy, making it an essential listen for anyone looking to improve their emotional resilience. Join us as we delve deeper into self-compassion and understanding through Polyvagal Theory.
00:00 Introduction...
250. Easily Increase Safety through Passive Cues: Polyvagal Theory for Everyday Life Tip 2
Justin dives into the second tip of understanding your polyvagal state - increasing passive safety cues via your environment. Learn how to better understand and implement passive safety cues in your home to enhance your sense of safety and relaxation. Discover practical, easy steps to create a Passive Safety Environment, focusing on scent, lighting, and physical space.
00:00 Intro to episode 250
01:05 Safety and the Brainstem
07:49 Lighting in the Passive Safety Environment
09:37 Physical Space in the Passive Safety Environment
10:54 Take one step today.
12:31 Foundations Subscription Offer & outro
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249. Easily Identify Your Autonomic State: Polyvagal Theory for Everyday Life (tip 1 of 5)
Understand and identify your polyvagal primary and mixed states. This episode covers connection, escape, aggression, collapse, play, motivation, stillness, intimacy, freeze, and appeasement and fawn states. Start identifying your states today.
00:00 Intro: Apply your Polyvagal Knowledge
02:27 Do you feel like connecting?
04:30 Do you feel like escaping or aggressing?
05:56 Do you feel like collapsing?
07:35 Do you feel ready to have with someone else?
08:41 Do you feel motivated?
10:24 Do you feel reflective and mindful?
11:51 Do you want to connect with someone else?
13:51 Do...
Stuck in Shutdown A Guide to Recognizing and Helping Loved Ones
Justin Sunseri explains the concept of dorsal vagal shutdown, a state of immobilization and resource conservation in the face of life threats. He outlines how this shutdown affects emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and connections with others, making it difficult for individuals to function normally. Justin provides insights on recognizing shutdown in loved ones, emphasizing the importance of compassion, validation, and meaningful connection. He offers practical steps for supporting someone in shutdown, including validating their experience, normalizing their response, and connecting with them without adding pressure. The episode concludes with a parenting example illustrating effective ways to help a loved one...
How Shutdown can Become Freeze & What to do About it
Justin Sunseri discusses transitioning from a prolonged state of shutdown to experiencing freeze. He explains the differences between shutdown and freeze through the lens of polyvagal theory, and provides insights into the healing process. Justin discusses the importance of building a safety state and how to mindfully connect with different states of defense. He also introduces his new course 'Stillness to Sympathetic,' designed to help individuals harness emerging sympathetic activation for meaningful goals. Viewer questions and feedback are encouraged.
00:00 Introduction and Viewer Question
01:02 Understanding Shutdown and Freeze
03:11 The Process of Coming Out...
Anxiety: Do you need to know the cause?
Justin Sunseri tackles a common belief among his clients—the necessity of identifying the root cause of anxiety, anger, or depression to address these feelings. Justin reads and responds to a community member's query about 'safety anchors' and their effectiveness when the source of anxiety is unknown. He explains that while knowing the trigger can be helpful, it is not essential for alleviating anxiety. By permitting emotions and listening to what the body needs, individuals can reduce the intensity of their feelings. Justin emphasizes reframing the idea of 'fixing' emotions to 'unsticking' them and validates the importance of feeling an...
Optimize Productivity and Creativity with the Nervous System: Connect, Mobilize, Restore
In this episode of Stuck Not Broken, therapist and coach Justin Sunseri explores how understanding and embracing the different states of your nervous system can dramatically enhance your productivity, creativity, and overall well-being. Justin delves into the Polyvagal Theory, explaining the primary and mixed states of safety, mobility, and shutdown, and offers practical tips for accessing and utilizing these states to achieve greater focus and efficiency in your daily life. Learn how to create a more mindful and balanced approach to work, creativity, and personal growth.
00:00 Introduction: Unlocking Your Productivity
00:17 Understanding the Nervous System
<...Wisdom & Encouragement to Help Your Shutdown: Real People Share
This episode provides a platform for survey participants to offer encouragement, personal insights, and advice to those also experiencing shutdown. The shared experiences discuss common themes such as shame, isolation, the body's autonomic responses, and ways to work compassionately through shutdown states. The episode also highlights the importance of small steps, self-compassion, and human connection in the journey towards safety and self-regulation.
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Crying and the Polyvagal Theory: Release, Panic, and Rage
Therapist and Coach Justin Sunseri explores how crying fits into the Polyvagal Theory. He shares insights from a private community meetup about crying as a self-regulatory process, emphasizing that it's not a Polyvagal state but a behavior to help climb the Polyvagal ladder. Justin discusses the different flavors of freeze, such as rage and panic, and provides practical advice on practicing safety and mindful releases to manage defensive activation states like anxiety and anger. The episode encourages building a foundation of safety and understanding one's defensive activations to handle intense emotional states better.
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Understanding...
4 Mental Wellness Options: Self Care, Coping, Building Safety, and Getting Unstuck
You're likely trying many things to feel mentally and emotionally better, but are they all effective? Learn to put your efforts into 4 different buckets to understand what is effective and what isn't.
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Beneath Your Emotions: the Polyvagal Theory & the Body's Experiences
Let's examine two unasked questions: “What do I feel?” and “How do I know I feel that way?” These questions lie at the heart of understanding our Polyvagal states and how they influence our emotions and physical sensations. By exploring the connection between mind and body, you can learn how to tune into your inner experiences with mindfulness and self-compassion.
Chapters:
02:00 Identifying Your Emotional State
03:47 Practical Exercise: Recognizing Your State
05:19 Deepening Your Emotional Awareness
08:44 Concluding Thoughts and Resources
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A Real Story of Self-Regulating out of Dorsal Vagal Shutdown: Macy's "Dancing"
Justin Sunseri shares an inspiring story from Macy to demonstrate effective self-regulation out of the Polyvagal state of shutdown. He explores Macy's experiences of navigating through states of immobilization—shutdown, freeze, and stillness—using music and movement to manage sympathetic activation. Justin also discusses why unexpected memories may pop into consciousness when practicing self-regulation.
00:00 Introduction to Self-Regulation Story
00:42 Macy's Experience with Shutdown and Freeze
01:11 Understanding Different States of Immobility
02:52 The Role of Safety in Self-Regulation
06:36 Macy's Journey to Mobilization
07:18 Welcoming Sympathetic Activation
08:41 Macy's Memory and Co-R...
Frustrated with Dorsal Vagal Shutdown? Here's Why and What to Do.
Are you transitioning from a shutdown state to sympathetic mobilization? I address the common emotions of frustration, irritation, and anger as positive indicators of moving up the Polyvagal ladder.
01:32 Teagan's Journey: From Shutdown to Stillness
02:03 The Importance of Permitting Defensive States
03:29 Imagery and Irritation: Teagan's Experience
04:39 The Role of Fight Activation in Self-Regulation
07:41 Movement and Sympathetic Activation
09:31 Validating and Normalizing Fight Activation
11:00 Embracing Self-Compassion
11:20 Understanding Defensive States
12:27 Navigating Shutdown and Activation
13:57 The Role of Stillness in Self-Regulation
15:11...
Real People Share Their Dorsal Vagal Shutdown Support Sources (SNB 238)
What supports do real people in shutdown find the most helpful? And how many supports do they try? This is part 4 of the Shutdown Experiences Survey results.
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Can YOU validate her Polyvagal state, emotions, sensations, impulses, and cognitions?
Let's practice validating! Can you validate the sensations, emotions, impulses, cognitions, and Polyvagal state in this story?
00:00 Introduction to Validation
00:07 Understanding Validation
01:01 Domains of Validation
01:45 Introducing the SSIEC Tool
03:18 Story of Maria
04:23 Analyzing Emotions and Cognitions
06:31 Exploring Sensations and Impulses
09:27 Polyvagal State Analysis
15:20 Conclusion and Resources
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Understanding and Validating Dorsal Vagal Shutdown
Join therapist and coach Justin Sunseri as he delves into emotional validation and its role in self-regulation. Learn the first lesson from his course, Shutdown to Stillness, which focuses on compassionately validating and acknowledging your emotions as a critical step towards inner peace and self-regulation. Validation can lead to normalization and even permitting your emotions to be.
00:00 Introduction to Emotional Invalidation
01:27 Understanding Shutdown and Stillness
01:47 The Autonomic Nervous System Overview
04:35 Experiences of Shutdown
05:21 The Importance of Stillness
06:04 Combining Safety and Shutdown
07:50 Validating Shutdown
13:44...
Polyvagal Freeze, Obsessions, Scattered Thinking, & Other Cognitions
Why do you get obsessive, ruminating, or scattered thinking? Justin Sunseri answers this question through the lens of the Polyvagal Theory. He explains freeze and then describes how that results in cognitive shifts.
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Breaking the Cycle: How to Access Safety When You're Always in Defense (SNB 234)
Therapist and coach Justin Sunseri addresses a YouTube comment regarding persistent hyperarousal and difficulty accessing a state of ventral vagal safety. Justin discusses various perspectives and advice from members of his private community, highlighting the importance of small steps, connections with others, and mindful practices. The episode emphasizes the necessity of both internal and external sources of safety, including co-regulation with others and individual sensory experiences. Justin also mentions approaches like validating emotions, normalizing experiences, and incremental exposure to safety cues as critical components to overcoming emotional dysregulation.
00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:16 Reading a YouTube Comment
...Thaw the Freeze Trauma Response: a Polyvagal-Informed Approach
Learn what the Freeze trauma response is, the dangers of addressing it head-on, and how to start coming out of it.
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Crisis resour...
No, Allowing Dorsal Vagal Shutdown Doesn't Reinforce It (Unless...)
Join therapist and coach Justin Sunseri as he addresses a key question from his private community about transitioning from dorsal vagal shutdown to sympathetic flight fight activation. In this episode of 'Stuck Not Broken,' Justin delves into the Polyvagal Theory, explaining how to safely navigate these states without reinforcing a shutdown pattern. He also provides insights into his upcoming book and exclusive cohort 'Shutdown to Stillness.' Learn how to live with more calm, confidence, and connection while enhancing your self-regulation skills.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:57 Understanding Shutdown and Sympathetic Activation
03:12 The Role...
Can ANYBODY self-regulate and recover from trauma?
Justin Sunseri addresses whether everyone can recover from trauma by accessing their Polyvagal safety state. He explains the nuances, emphasizing the importance of context, co-regulation, and healthy attachments.
0:00 Can Anybody Self-Regulate and Recover from Trauma?
01:43 Introduction to Safety Anchors and UDS
02:08 Exploring the Concept of Safety Anchors
03:53 The Role of Co-Regulation in Safety
04:33 Challenges of Practicing Alone
05:01 Building a Supportive Environment
06:46 Barriers to Achieving Safety
07:54 Impact of Personal Growth on Relationships
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Self-Regulation: Should you challenge your safety state?
I answer questions about self-regulation and our safety state - should we challenge the capacity of our distress tolerance? Will this help strengthen our vagal brake?
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Dorsal Vagal Shutdown Daily Life: Real People Share Real Experiences
Justin Sunseri continues his exploration of the Shutdown Experiences Survey, this time discussing the results of how dorsal vagal shutdown affects people on a daily basis. How effective do people feel they are coping? How do they alter their daily lives?
Resources:
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Finding Polyvagal Safety When "Neurodiverse"
Justin Sunseri addresses a question about neurodivergence, safety, and connection. What does safety look like for someone who is "neurodivergent"?
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How Long Does Shutdown last Real People Answer (SNB 227)
I share the second round of results from my Shutdown Experiences Survey, including how far away safety feels and how long people live in shutdown. Gain new language for your experiences, plus lots of validation and normalization.
00:00 Introduction to episode 227
01:32 How far away does safety feel?
06:56 How long have you been in shutdown?
10:16 How long do acute shutdown experiences last?
13:10 Personal Shutdown Stories: Voices from the Survey
20:13 Support and Resources for Navigating Shutdown
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Real People Share Real Shutdown Experiences
Justin shares the felt experience results of his "Shutdown Experiences Survey." Real people in dorsal vagal shutdown share about their emotions, thoughts, and more. You will get more validation and normalization from this episode. Learn language for your shutdown experiences and ideas on what to do about it.
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Bad Therapy: Poor Boundaries, Exorcism, and Dinner
Justin and Mercedes discuss a Bad Therapy story of poor boundaries and where it leads. If you have your own Bad Therapy story, send it to justinlmft@gmail.com
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Polyvagal Freeze State: Cognitions and Release
Learn experiences of the Polyvagal freeze state, like changes in cognitions and underlying impulses.
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Understanding Freeze State: Insights and Analogies
04:23 Cognitive Effects of the Freeze State: Analysis and Examples
08:22 Addressing Shame and Cognitive Adaptations in Freeze State
10:09 Therapeutic Approaches: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies
11:29 Closing Thoughts and Resources
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How to Slowly Stop Negative Coping Skills
Explore practical strategies for understanding and gradually replacing negative coping skills eventually and slowly with healthier alternatives, employing the principles of the Polyvagal Theory. Host Justin Sunseri shares insights from a discussion with his private community, offering techniques to recognize and modify behaviors such as binge eating by creating a mindful space between impulse and action. The episode navigates the challenges of self-regulation and provides a compassionate framework for individuals seeking to address their coping strategies without judgment or shame.
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Strategies for Managing Negative Coping Skills
05:22 The Journey Towards Mindfulness and Self-Regulation<...
Stage Fright and Polyvagal Theory: how to Anchor in Safety and Overcome it
The Polyvagal Theory is not a solution, but a scientific understanding of our biological reactions. So, how does the PVT apply to stage fright? What Polyvagal states are occurring and what can you do about it?
00:00 Introduction and Background
00:46 Understanding Performance Anxiety and Polyvagal Theory
02:39 The Science Behind Stage Fright
04:45 Exploring the Freeze Reaction
06:14 Factors Contributing to Performance Anxiety
10:22 Strategies to Overcome Performance Anxiety
15:50 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information
16:25 Disclaimer and Additional Resources
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Polyvagal Safety Cues & Loved Ones: Why You Don't Feel Connected (maybe)
Learn why you might have difficulty accepting safety cues, even from your loved ones. Your Polyvagal state acts as a filter and changes your perception of your interactions with others.
00:00 Introduction and Viewer's Question
00:52 Understanding Safety States
01:39 The Role of Interpersonal Relationships in Safety States
03:45 The Impact of Defensive States on Perception
05:48 Building Strength in Your Safety State
07:28 Alternative Avenues for Anchoring Safety
08:20 Conclusion and Invitation to Join Trauma Recovery Courses
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Dealing with Sadness through Self-Compassion (sadness and Polyvagal Theory)
Emotions, including sadness, are not random but are responses to our body's state. Use this three-step process to begin feeling your sadness with self-compassion.
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...How to Feel Polyvagal Safety Even if You Struggle to
Learn how to feel ventral vagal safety even when it feels out of reach through 3 different options: imagination, co-regulation, and mindful sensory experiences. These 3 options may be the most approachable for identifying and eventually building safety within.
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From Safety to Shutdown: Courtney's Journey through Polyvagal Theory
Therapist and Coach Justin Sunseri lists all 9 official Polyvagal Theory autonomic states and shares the story of Courtney. The episode demystifies different autonomic states like Safety, Flight/Fight, and Shutdown, and their mixed states such as Freeze, Play, and Stillness. Justin dives into the nuances of these states, explores how to identify them in Courtney's relatable, emotional journey, and guides you to recognize and understand these states within your own experiences.
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Growth Mindset is Not the Solution and Fixed Mindset is Not the Problem
Your mindset might not be the main problem when it comes to making lasting change in your life. Instead, your underlying Polyvagal state matters more. The state of one's body influences emotions, behaviors, and even one's mindset. The concepts of the "growth mindset" and "fixed mindset" were popularized by Carol Dweck. But maybe it's not as simple as choosing a growth mindset. Learn about the Polyvagal Theory, which suggests we have three basic states: safety, flight/fight, and shutdown. Ultimately, how readily one can access the 'safety' state is crucial to cultivating a growth mindset.
Polyvagal Trauma...
Binge Eating as a Behavioral Adaptation: A Polyvagal Analysis
Discover how the Polyvagal Theory sheds light on binge eating as a behavioral adaptation. This episode post delves into the complex interplay of defensive autonomic states and eating disorders, offering insights for those seeking a deeper understanding of their eating behaviors and paths to healthier coping mechanisms.
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Crying in Trauma Recovery: is it Necessary?
Discover the intersection of emotional regulation and the Polyvagal Theory in trauma recovery, discussing the balance between 'allowing' and 'doing' in emotional regulation. Addressing whether one needs to experience overwhelming sadness to heal, he emphasizes individualized approaches to trauma recovery. Justin also delves into his unique method, highlighting the role of bodily sensations and impulses in understanding and processing emotions. This engaging talk is a journey through the layers of sadness, exploring the importance of safety, mindfulness, and compassion in healing from trauma.
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Trauma and...
