The Safety State: The Top of the Polyvagal Ladder
Safety is the state where life feels workable. Not perfect, just manageable. It's the top of the ladder and the place we're all reaching for...
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Justin is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist that is obsessed with the Polyvagal Theory and applying it to everyday life - mental health, trauma, education, parenting and more. (Justin S...
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Functional Freeze: Why You're On Edge but Also Distant
You're getting things done. Answering texts, making dinner, showing up. But underneath it you feel wired and flat at the same time, like you...
Story Follows State: Why Your Thoughts Aren't Random
Ever notice your thoughts get meaner when you feel bad, and softer when you feel good? That's not a coincidence, and it's not a flaw in you....
Neuroception for Beginners: Polyvagal Theory
Ever notice your thoughts get meaner when you feel bad, and softer when you feel good? That's not a coincidence, and it's not a flaw in you....
Deb Dana's Polyvagal Ladder
You can't just decide to calm down, sorry to say. The Polyvagal Ladder is a simple metaphor for how your nervous system moves: safety at the...
The Autonomic Nervous System, and the Polyvagal Theory (Explained Simply)
You don't decide to beat your heart, take your next breath, or digest your lunch. Something else runs all of that, every second, without che...
Season 2: Full Audiobook - Trauma & the Polyvagal Paradigm
After seven years and nearly 300 episodes, I'm trying something I don't think anyone else is doing: giving you all of my Polyvagal Theory kn...
What's My Story? Where Your Unstucking Begins
What if the stories you tell yourself about your worth, your past, and how you got here aren't the whole truth, and you're still the one hol...
Challenging Your Paradigm: The Shift in Thinking Before the Science
"That's bulls***." That was my honest first reaction, back in 2018, to the work I now build my entire career around. In this episode of the...
What Is a "Gentle Rebel"? A Conversation on Creativity and Sensitivity with Andy Mort
What does it mean to be a "gentle rebel" — and how does creativity fit in? In this episode, I talk with Andy Mort of The Haven community abo...
You're Meditating Wrong (Here's How)
If you've ever sat down to meditate and felt like you were failing at it, this episode is for you. In this special episode, I read a section...
Stoicism & Your Nervous System: How to Practice Amor Fati (Loving Your Fate) with Erick Cloward
In this episode, Justin Sunseri sits down with Erick Cloward, host of the Stoic Coffee Break podcast, for a deep dive into the Stoic practic...
The Polyvagal Bandwagon Is Dying (And I Love It)
The Polyvagal Theory has transformed how we understand the nervous system—but somewhere along the way, it became a wellness industry bandwag...
You Can't Love Someone Out of Shutdown: the Partner's Guide to Love & Self-Regulation
When your partner is in shutdown, you're not just watching it happen—you're in it too. This episode is for the partners who feel like they'r...
Does EMDR Actually Work? (What the Research Says)
EMDR is everywhere — but do you know what's actually helpful? Or if it is at all? EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has b...
No, the Polyvagal Theory is NOT Dead: Here's What Critics (and Influencers) Aren't Understanding.
A paper co-authored by 39 scientists called the Polyvagal Theory "untenable" — and now psychology influencers are announcing the Theory is "...
Five Common Self-Help Habits That Accidentally Keep Your Nervous System Sensitized and Stuck
Is your self-help routine actually making things worse? The self-help industry has one answer for everything: do more. More habits, more dis...
Building Emotional Capacity Before Processing Past Traumas
Stop forcing yourself to relive the most painful moments of your life before your body is ready to handle them. Traditional therapy often sk...
Why Meditation May Not Work Well for People in Freeze
Justin Sunseri dives deep into the paradox of meditation and anxiety. If you've ever felt that meditation or breathing exercises make you mo...
Is Your Diagnosis Part of the Problem? Healing the Nervous System vs. Managing a Disorder
Does a mental health diagnosis explain why you are suffering, or does it just give your suffering a name? In this episode, I challenge the t...