# Stuck Not Broken

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Official site: http://www.stucknotbroken.com
Author: Justin Sunseri
Episodes: 356

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [The Shutdown State: Dorsal Vagal Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-shutdown-state-dorsal-vagal-collapse) — 2026-07-22T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Fight or Flight State: Polyvagal Theory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-fight-or-flight-state-polyvagal-theory) — 2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Safety State: The Top of the Polyvagal Ladder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-safety-state-the-top-of-the-polyvagal-ladder) — 2026-07-07T12:00:00+00:00
- [Functional Freeze: Why You're On Edge but Also Distant](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/functional-freeze-why-you-re-on-edge-but-also-distant) — 2026-07-02T12:00:00+00:00
- [Story Follows State: Why Your Thoughts Aren't Random](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/story-follows-state-why-your-thoughts-aren-t-random) — 2026-06-30T12:00:00+00:00
- [Neuroception for Beginners: Polyvagal Theory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/neuroception-for-beginners-polyvagal-theory) — 2026-06-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [Deb Dana's Polyvagal Ladder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/deb-dana-s-polyvagal-ladder) — 2026-06-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Autonomic Nervous System, and the Polyvagal Theory (Explained Simply)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-autonomic-nervous-system-and-the-polyvagal-theory-explained-simply) — 2026-06-09T12:00:00+00:00
- [Season 2: Full Audiobook - Trauma & the Polyvagal Paradigm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/season-2-full-audiobook-trauma-the-polyvagal-paradigm) — 2026-06-08T12:00:00+00:00
- [What's My Story? Where Your Unstucking Begins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/what-s-my-story-where-your-unstucking-begins) — 2026-06-08T12:00:00+00:00
- [Challenging Your Paradigm: The Shift in Thinking Before the Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/challenging-your-paradigm-the-shift-in-thinking-before-the-science) — 2026-06-08T12:00:00+00:00
- [What Is a "Gentle Rebel"? A Conversation on Creativity and Sensitivity with Andy Mort](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/what-is-a-gentle-rebel-a-conversation-on-creativity-and-sensitivity-with-andy-mort) — 2026-05-21T12:00:00+00:00
- [You're Meditating Wrong (Here's How)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/you-re-meditating-wrong-here-s-how) — 2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00
- [Stoicism & Your Nervous System: How to Practice Amor Fati (Loving Your Fate) with Erick Cloward](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/stoicism-your-nervous-system-how-to-practice-amor-fati-loving-your-fate-with-erick-cloward) — 2026-04-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Polyvagal Bandwagon Is Dying (And I Love It)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-polyvagal-bandwagon-is-dying-and-i-love-it) — 2026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00
- [You Can't Love Someone Out of Shutdown: the Partner's Guide to Love & Self-Regulation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/you-can-t-love-someone-out-of-shutdown-the-partner-s-guide-to-love-self-regulation) — 2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00
- [Does EMDR Actually Work? (What the Research Says)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/does-emdr-actually-work-what-the-research-says) — 2026-03-24T12:00:00+00:00
- [No, the Polyvagal Theory is NOT Dead: Here's What Critics (and Influencers) Aren't Understanding.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/no-the-polyvagal-theory-is-not-dead-here-s-what-critics-and-influencers-aren-t-understanding) — 2026-03-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Five Common Self-Help Habits That Accidentally Keep Your Nervous System Sensitized and Stuck](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/five-common-self-help-habits-that-accidentally-keep-your-nervous-system-sensitized-and-stuck) — 2026-03-10T12:00:00+00:00
- [Building Emotional Capacity Before Processing Past Traumas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/building-emotional-capacity-before-processing-past-traumas) — 2026-03-03T12:00:00+00:00
- [Why Meditation May Not Work Well for People in Freeze](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/why-meditation-may-not-work-well-for-people-in-freeze) — 2026-02-24T12:00:00+00:00
- [Is Your Diagnosis Part of the Problem? Healing the Nervous System vs. Managing a Disorder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/is-your-diagnosis-part-of-the-problem-healing-the-nervous-system-vs-managing-a-disorder) — 2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00
- [Steadying the Waters: How Your Nervous System Affects Your Stoic Practice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/steadying-the-waters-how-your-nervous-system-affects-your-stoic-practice) — 2026-02-10T12:00:00+00:00
- [Sockless Mindfulness: A Parenting Lesson from My 10-Year-Old](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/sockless-mindfulness-a-parenting-lesson-from-my-10-year-old) — 2026-01-27T12:00:00+00:00
- ["I Don't Think About It Anymore" — Why That Doesn't Mean You're Over It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/i-don-t-think-about-it-anymore-why-that-doesn-t-mean-you-re-over-it) — 2026-01-20T12:00:00+00:00
- [Hit It Back: A Lesson in Playfulness & Seizing the Moment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/hit-it-back-a-lesson-in-playfulness-seizing-the-moment) — 2026-01-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [What to do When Your Partner Cycles Between Shutdown and Fight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/what-to-do-when-your-partner-cycles-between-shutdown-and-fight) — 2025-12-09T12:00:00+00:00
- [AI Therapists Are Coming in 2026 And I'm Not Sure That's Good](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/ai-therapists-are-coming-in-2026-and-i-m-not-sure-that-s-good) — 2025-11-28T12:00:00+00:00
- [Announcing the Self-Regulation Coach AI App](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/announcing-the-self-regulation-coach-ai-app) — 2025-11-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Pendulation: Why Some Regulate Naturally & Some Don't](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/pendulation-why-some-regulate-naturally-some-don-t) — 2025-09-18T12:00:00+00:00
- [Why You Feel Drained After Therapy (and How to Fix it)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/why-you-feel-drained-after-therapy-and-how-to-fix-it) — 2025-09-09T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Way You Understand & Manage Emotions is WRONG (Here's What To Do Instead)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-way-you-understand-manage-emotions-is-wrong-here-s-what-to-do-instead) — 2025-09-01T12:00:00+00:00
- [Polyvagal Approach to Shame and Anger & How to Not Use Pendulation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/polyvagal-approach-to-shame-and-anger-how-to-not-use-pendulation) — 2025-08-26T12:00:00+00:00
- [Safety First: Why Prescribed "Trauma Exercises" Can Backfire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/safety-first-why-prescribed-trauma-exercises-can-backfire) — 2025-08-19T12:00:00+00:00
- [Self-Regulation & Mindful Breathing: What if it Was Easier?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/self-regulation-mindful-breathing-what-if-it-was-easier) — 2025-08-12T12:00:00+00:00
- [3 Strategies to Reduce Overhwhelm and Get Stuff Done](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/3-strategies-to-reduce-overhwhelm-and-get-stuff-done) — 2025-08-05T12:00:00+00:00
- [the Polyvagal Guide to Boundaries: Why You Need Both Safety AND Fight Activation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/the-polyvagal-guide-to-boundaries-why-you-need-both-safety-and-fight-activation) — 2025-06-24T12:00:00+00:00

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