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Justin Sunseri, LMFT

the Equipment of a Stucknaut / SNB118

Updated: Dec 21, 2022


INTRO -

  • In this episode, I tell you what the equipment of a Stucknaut is. What are we taking on this adventure to make sure we survive and come back home to safety?

  • My name is Justin Sunseri.

  • I’m a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist that thinks the world needs a new paradigm for mental health.

  • Welcome to Stuck Not Broken.


DISCLAIMERS -

But before I get into things -put yourself first. I keep every episode as safe as I can, but just by the nature of the topics, you may experience some stuff come up. Take a break if you need to.

  • This one in particular should be...


This podcast is not therapy, nor intended to be a replacement for therapy.


TOPIC - WHAT IS A STUCKNAUT?

  • It’s you. It’s me. It’s the audience of the Stuck Not Broken podcast.

  • It’s those that are interested in PVT and the somatic elements of being human.


TOPIC - THE TOOLS OF A STUCKNAUT

  • Tools and equipment

  • Knowledge - paradigm of the PVT and somatic-based ideas of mind/body

Application - narrative of these to the self

  • Reduced judgment

  • Judgment is an obstacle to the Stucknaut adventure

    • New narrative leads to reduced judgment

    • Reduced judgment leads to more room for curiosity, less defensive reinforcement

The individual

  • Individual capacity for self-regulation

  • Individual curiosity

Healthy boundaries

  • Offerings of co-regulation to other Stucknauts

  • Realization that we must do our own work

    • Can work with others

    • Gather resources from others

    • Accept co-regulation from others

      • While also taking ownership over our own adventure

Pendulation

  • Going from safety to danger

    • Pendulating back and forth between these

    • Identify safety in the present moment through the senses or through memory or through imagination or through internal resource



Titration

  • Feel things a little at a time

  • Not to overwhelm

  • Anchor when climbing too far down the ladder

Appreciation and gratitude

  • To the self and others

  • Apology, forgiveness and gratitude to the self

  • I thank my body for what it accomplished (though not separate)

Dedicated practice (BSA)

  • Not a one-time thing

  • Determination and motivation and discipline

  • To learn and practice how to explore

  • Safety anchoring, building vagal brake

Top-down paradigm, narrative, stories

  • “Stuck not broken”

  • PVT as paradigm, apply to self

Bottom-up practice

  • Majority of vagal fibers are body to the brain

  • Feedback loop is the focus, not the nerve

  • Send cues of safety down and up from the internal world

  • Slowed breathing, muscle relaxation or tension

Fundamental organismic response tendencies

  • approach/avoid or attraction/repulsion

  • Identify basic safety, even in simple things


THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!

I hope you’ve learned something new to help you climb your polyvagal ladder.

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This podcast is not therapy, not intended to be therapy or be a replacement for therapy. Nothing in this creates or indicates a therapeutic relationship. Please consult with your therapist or seek for one in your area if you are experiencing mental health sx. Nothing in this podcast should be construed to be specific life advice; it is for educational and entertainment purposes only. More resources are available in the description of this episode and in the footer of justinlmft.com.


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