{"podcast":{"title":"Stuck Not Broken","slug":"stuck-not-broken-765818","podcast_index_feed_id":765818,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/stuck-not-broken/","website_url":"http://www.stucknotbroken.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f78460d1-6aa6-42cb-999a-9e07bce431fa/podcast-covers-1.jpg","author":"Justin Sunseri","episode_count":356,"summary":"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)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:19:23.638185+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818"},"episode":{"title":"Hit It Back: A Lesson in Playfulness & Seizing the Moment","slug":"hit-it-back-a-lesson-in-playfulness-seizing-the-moment","published_at":"2026-01-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/hit-it-back-a-lesson-in-playfulness-seizing-the-moment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818","url":"http://www.stucknotbroken.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/368978f3-48dc-4267-a919-f849c19cc463.mp3","summary":"A balloon floated down from the hotel ceiling. My son said, \"Hit it back.\" I was sitting on a bench, quietly processing—reflecting on a loud, joyful Italian family reunion the night before, thinking about my upbringing, the conversations with my brothers, how my wife and I are raising our own kids. I wanted to stay in that quiet space. But then a wave of irritation hit me. And in that fraction of a second before the balloon touched my head, a thought arrived: This moment may never happen again. In this episode, I share a simple story from a family trip to San Jose—and what it taught me about: Recognizing when we shift out of safety and into fight or flight The quiet power of playfulness as a pathway back to connection Why seizing small moments matters more than we think This isn't about grand gestures or life-changing epiphanies. It's about a balloon, a 10-year-old boy, and the choice to hit it back. Consider this as me hitting a balloon to you. 🎈 🌸 Not sure which stuck state you're in? Recognize where you're at and join the free community here - https://www.stucknotbroken.com/stuck?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=stuck-page It helps you recognize your state. It never tells you what you are. No quiz, no verdict, no card. 🤩 Ready to go deeper? Explore resources at every price point here - https://www.stucknotbroken.com/how-i-can-help-you?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=how-i-can-help 🙂 Don't know the Polyvagal Theory? Catch up here - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/cce134e7-1550-4d33-8e56-738d344c63b0 This and other content produced by Justin Sunseri (“JustinLMFT”) (i.e; podcast, YouTube, Instagram, etc.) is not therapy, not intended to be therapy or be a replacement for therapy.  Nothing in this creates or i…","meta_description":"A balloon floated down from the hotel ceiling. My son said, \"Hit it back.\" I was sitting on a bench, quietly processing—reflecting on a loud, joyful Itali…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stuck-not-broken-765818/episodes/hit-it-back-a-lesson-in-playfulness-seizing-the-moment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stuck-not-broken-765818/hit-it-back-a-lesson-in-playfulness-seizing-the-moment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}