Stuck Not Broken

Latest Episodes:

My Self-Regulation Through Anchoring Example Feb 23, 2021

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I share a personal example of when I was dysregulated for an entire week and how I was able to re-regulate myself using some safety anchors. This is a good example of what climbing your polyvagal ladder might look like. It's also a good illustration of how might course might be of benefit to you if you're interested in purchasing.

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - You're Not Failing / Open Letter 10 https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

5 Things Humans do to Keep Each Other Stuck Feb 16, 2021

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Were Your Parents Capable of Doing Better? - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/didtheirbest

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode -

https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

5 Things Humans do to Keep Themselves Stuck Feb 09, 2021

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This is a short list of how we keep ourselves stuck.

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - One New Stress on Top of the Others https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

Traumatized Without a Traumatizing Event? Feb 02, 2021

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Is it possible to be in a traumatic state without there being a traumatizing event?

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Bad Therapy - Teen Advising Therapist on Parenting - https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Original blog - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/traumatized-without-a-traumatizing-event

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

5 Tips for Journaling Jan 26, 2021

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alternate your speed
journal from your feelings
alternate among mindful experiences
process over outcome
don't use a journal

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Trust / Open Letter 9 - https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

original blog article - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/5-tips-for-journaling

Process > Result Jan 21, 2021

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We focus on the end result of what we think life is going to be like once we make the change we want to. And that's important. But we miss out on the process of change, which I think is where the value is.

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

5 Tips to Improve Your Mindfulness Practice Jan 19, 2021

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5 thoughts on how you might be able to improve your mindfulness practice.

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Self-Harm and Strength https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

Pixar's Soul and How We Connect Jan 12, 2021

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One of the opening scenes of "Soul" from Pixar has a lot of polyvagal implications to it: self-regulation, co-regulation, energy discharge and using music as an anchor. Lots of stuff in this one!

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Build the Vagal Brake for Freeze Energy

https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

Bad Therapy - Summer Friends Jan 05, 2021

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This is an in-depth reaction and discussion about a real life Bad Therapy story from two licensed psychotherapists. Mercedes Corona and Justin Sunseri are both Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of California.

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Bad Therapy - Scientific Study Interruptions

https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats

This is shared for the purposes of education, information and entertainment. This is not intended to be advice. The reality of the situation is ultimately unknown and the story is treated as a narrative.

Pets as Co-Regulators Dec 29, 2020

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Pets can make fantastic co-regulators. But before you go and adopt 20 of them, give this episode a listen!

Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/

This week’s Patreon episode - Your True Self / Open Letter 8

https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft

Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats