Stuck Not Broken

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

The vagal brake is a little more difficult of a concept from the Polyvagal Theory.  I describe what it is and why it's important. Based on this blog - https://www.justinlmft.com/post/why-your-vagal-brake-strength-is-important Building Safety Anchors - https://www.justinlmft.com/challenge-page/5180d0d1-fa0d-4833-8a96-b41546791435/ This week’s Patreon episode - Managing Under the Baseline https://www.patreon.com/justinlmft  Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats