you're ready
for emotional freedom.
You’re tired of living in shame, guilt, fear and panic. You’re tired of consuming trauma information from across the internet. You’re frustrated and ready to give up.
You want to live a life without dragging the emotional weight of trauma. You want to live with more freedom, self-compassion and confidence.
You’re ready to actively relieve your stuck traumatized state. You're ready for clarity, answers and direction without psychobabble.

self-regulation made possible & practical.
Unstucking Defensive States is a simple and clear online trauma recovery course that teaches you how to self-regulate and actively relieve your trauma - without psychobabble. Clear concepts. Clear teachings. Clear guidance and practice.
learn how to relieve your stuck defensive state
After taking UDS, you will be able to actively and purposefully feel your stuck defensive state with curiosity. You will mindfully experience your inner world from your safety state, not a bystander going through the extremes of dysregulation.
UDS Curriculum:
Intro & welcome
Section 1: Preparation - foundational knowledge, meaning of stuck and unstuck, making change (3 lessons, 28min)
Section 2: Beginning - setting a UDS goal, recognizing when to start and stop, how to give yourself permission through validating and normalizing (6 lessons, 43min)
Section 3: Unstucking - SSIEC, A->W->E Method, description, top-down grounding, pendulation, titration, fear, discharge, impulses by state, unstucking methods, Justin's office fidgets, overall flow of UDS (18 lessons, 3hr 10min)
Section 4: Growth - daily meditation, deeper meditation (2 lessons, 47min)
Section 5: Supplemental Lessons - when nothing works (28min)
meet your unstucking guide.
Hi, I'm Justin. I built UDS based on the needs of my clients, course students, and audience. It teaches the pieces of self-regulation and how to get unstuck.
I delved deeply into the Polyvagal Theory to enhance my therapy outcomes for heavily traumatized clients. Now, I specialize in trauma therapy with somatic techniques and a strong grasp of the theory. I've taught it globally through my podcast and directly to teachers, social workers, police, therapists, and more. I'm a member of the Polyvagal Institute's Editorial Board and the author of the Stuck Not Broken book series.
In short, I'm a Polyvagal Nerd.


UDS is in Total Access
UDS is the perfect resource for getting unstuck and finally achieving emotional freedom. But it's even better when combined with my other courses. UDS should be taken after learning the Polyvagal Theory and building the strength of your safety state. You can do so through the Total Access Membership - subscribing to Total Access gives all six trauma recovery courses and a private community.

I am a Christian counselor working wih trauma and especially sexual abuse. I have been for 16 years now, and am also [a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner], so this stuff makes sense to me. I signed up for the Safety anchors course to use with a client and it has been so helpful... [UDS] is excellent stuff!
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If you don't like this course or it's not effective for you for any reason, simply let me know you want a refund* within 14 days and I will give it to you with no questions asked. Seriously.
You will get a full refund minus any fees incurred, like payment processing.
Refund offer is for purchase of this course only, not for subscription payments, like with Total Access.
Schedule a no-pressure chat with me to address any questions you might have.
My promise - no sales pressure. None. Zero. Zilch. You will not be asked to pay during this call. I'm there purely to answer any questions you have.
money back* guarantee.
That's why I made the Total Access Membership! You can subscribe to all courses and join the Stucknaut Collective private community for a low price.
You can join the Stucknaut Collective private community by subscribing to the Total Access Membership. Purchasing a course does not unlock community access with it.
You can attend live Q&As and cohorts with me and other private community members by subscribing to the Total Access Membership. Purchasing a course does not unlock live events access.
All courses teach and guide you through building self-regulation skills. None of the courses contain typical coping skills or hacks you can find for free through numerous channels. All lessons are completely focused on clearly teaching you the skills you need and guiding you with practices.
You can see the course curriculum on each course's page.
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The free content (blog, podcast) is for a general audience who are learning more.
Paid content is for those who are ready to take concrete steps with deeper learning and application.