
The Science of Stuck
Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward
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Britt Frank LSCSW
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A research-based tool kit for moving past what’s holding you back—in life, in love, and in work.
We all experience stuckness in our lives. We feel stuck in our relationships, career paths, body struggles, addiction issues, and more. Many of us know what we need to do to move forward—but find ourselves unable to take the leap to make it happen. And then we blame and shame ourselves, and stay in a loop of self-doubt that goes nowhere.
The good news is you’re not lazy, crazy, or unmotivated. In this empowering and action-oriented guide, you’ll discover why we can’t think our way forward—and how to break through what’s holding us back. Using an eclectic approach and a customizable plan that’s as direct or as deep as you want, this life-changing guide empowers you to:
- break old habits and patterns
- gain perspective on pain and trauma from the past
- free yourself from the torturous “why” questions
- take control of your choices to create the life you want
Bringing together research-backed solutions that range from shadow work to reparenting, embodied healing, and other clinical practices, along with empowering personal stories, this book is a hands-on road map for moving forward with purpose, confidence, and the freedom to become who you’re truly meant to be.
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Critic reviews
“In this lively, well-written book, Britt Frank adds her compelling voice to this movement toward listening to rather than avoiding or fighting with what is making you stuck. To use one of her great metaphors, what if anxiety isn’t an annoying feeling to ignore or medicate and instead is a warning light on your mind’s dashboard, indicating that something inside you needs attention? Frank’s has been quite a journey and I’m so glad she’s courageous enough to share it, and the wisdom it brought her, with us.” — Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, creator of the evidence-based Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapeutic model, and faculty member at Harvard Medical School
“In The Science of Stuck Britt Frank provides insights that enable individuals to move from the rigidity and predictiveness of being stuck to flexibility, curiosity, and social accessibility. Through relatable examples, we can develop skills to feel safe enough to venture into relationships and novel experiences and learn that being stuck is not a lifelong destiny.” — Dr. Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of The Polyvagal Theory, founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and a co-founder of the Polyvagal Institute
“This book is relevant for our modern, complicated lives and necessary for when we need to get our lives back on track. This book will give you the information you need to spark your curiosity with enough room to engage the necessary inward journey of self-reflection. You might just replace that stack of self-help books on your bedside table with this one essential guide.” — Arielle Schwartz, PhD, author of The Complex PTSD Workbook, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and other books on trauma recovery
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Loved it! Will read over again and again!
- By wooplicity on 06-21-15
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The Codependency Recovery Plan
- A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent Cycle
- By: Krystal Mazzola M.Ed LMFT
- Narrated by: Linda Henning
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
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You can say no. You can stop people-pleasing and start setting boundaries. You can ask for what you need. You can love and be loved - without sacrifice - by breaking the codependency cycle. The Codependency Recovery Plan empowers you to have healthy, happy interdependent relationships. This actionable five-step program is designed to help you get in touch with yourself, assert boundaries, and communicate confidently. You’ll be free to nurture true intimacy.
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Great content, audio not for the neurodiverse
- By Danielle A on 01-30-23
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The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
- A Path to Peace and Power
- By: Katherine Morgan Schafler
- Narrated by: Katherine Morgan Schafler
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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We’ve been looking at perfectionism all wrong. As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google Katherine Morgan Schafler argues in The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, you don’t have to stop being a perfectionist to be healthy. For women who are sick of being given the generic advice to “find balance,” a new approach has arrived.
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The Life Changing Book I didn’t know I needed
- By S. RINCON on 04-23-23
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Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety
- A CBT Guide for Moving Past Chronic Indecisiveness, Avoidance, and Catastrophic Thinking
- By: Sally M. Winston PsyD, Martin N. Seif PhD
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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From subtle avoidance behaviors to the most nightmarish terrors, anticipatory anxiety is the engine that drives it all. Understanding how this hidden enemy tricks you, and, most importantly, how to overcome it, will liberate you to live a more flexible and joyful life. In Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety, two anxiety experts team up to teach you how to manage your overactive imagination, limit future-based thinking, face your fears, make decisions, and live with more freedom and joy.
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Little tangible helpful information
- By Emma Weihenmayer on 02-15-25
By: Sally M. Winston PsyD, and others
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It's Not Your Fault
- Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How to Break Free
- By: Alex Howard
- Narrated by: Alex Howard
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Do you struggle to find happiness in yourself or in your relationships? Do you have issues with your physical or mental health such as fatigue, anxiety, sleep problems, addictions or depression? Do you feel emotionally numb, or are you unable to truly feel your emotions? You are not alone. And maybe you need to stop blaming yourself. We are all affected by our early experiences both good and bad. But for many of us, the patterns of our younger years have damaged us as adults, leaving us unable to truly feel or form lasting positive relationships with ourselves and others.
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Superb!!!! And Thank you !
- By Todd G. Isaacson on 10-16-23
By: Alex Howard
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Rewire
- Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change (Your Neurotoolkit for Everyday Life)
- By: Nicole Vignola
- Narrated by: Nicole Vignola
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Change your mind to change your life—discover the neuroscience of a better you in this revolutionary book from neuroscientist and online sensation Nicole Vignola that teaches you how to rewire your brain to achieve peak mental wellbeing.
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Found This at the Right Time
- By April Sharp on 08-05-24
By: Nicole Vignola
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Getting to Neutral
- How to Conquer Negativity and Thrive in a Chaotic World
- By: Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples
- Narrated by: Russell Wilson, Ciara
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows listeners how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive.
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The Story Behind This Book
- By OroPreto on 01-31-22
By: Trevor Moawad, and others
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The First Rule of Mastery
- Stop Worrying About What People Think of You
- By: Michael Gervais, Kevin Lake - contributor
- Narrated by: Michael Gervais
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO).
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Care only about yourself
- By TJ on 04-17-24
By: Michael Gervais, and others
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The Origins of You
- How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love
- By: Vienna Pharaon
- Narrated by: Vienna Pharaon
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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None of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don’t serve us—and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says licensed marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns, but we can change those patterns for the better...with the right tools. In The Origins of You, Pharaon has unlocked a healing process to help us understand our Family of Origin—the family and framework we grew up within—and examine what worked (and didn’t) in that system.
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An instant staple
- By NH3246 on 02-24-23
By: Vienna Pharaon
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How to Change
- The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
- By: Katy Milkman, Angela Duckworth - foreword
- Narrated by: Katy Milkman, Angela Duckworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Change comes most readily when you understand what's standing between you and success and tailor your solution to that roadblock. If you want to work out more but find exercise difficult and boring, downloading a goal-setting app probably won't help. But what if, instead, you transformed your workouts so they became a source of pleasure instead of a chore? Turning an uphill battle into a downhill one is the key to success.
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Finally, actionable steps
- By lisa on 05-05-21
By: Katy Milkman, and others
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How to Meet Your Self
- The Workbook for Self-Discovery
- By: Dr. Nicole LePera
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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In her first book, How to Do the Work, Dr. Nicole offered listeners a revolutionary, holistic framework for self-healing. Now, in How to Meet Your Self, she shares a book designed to help every listener uncover their Authentic Self. By objectively and compassionately observing the physical, mental, and emotional patterns that fill our days and create our current selves, we can more clearly see what we do not wish to carry into the future.
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Did not disappoint!
- By Jayme Mullenix on 12-10-22
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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
- Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing
- By: Peter A. Levine, Maggie Kline
- Narrated by: Ellen Jaffe
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
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Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural disasters and everyday incidents like auto accidents, medical procedures, divorce, or even falling off a bicycle. At the core of this book is the understanding of how trauma is imprinted on the body, brain, and spirit—often resulting in anxiety, nightmares, depression, physical illnesses, addictions, hyperactivity, and aggression.
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great information
- By Mary Fry on 09-05-20
By: Peter A. Levine, and others
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Let It Go
- Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life
- By: Peter Walsh
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful process that millions of Americans confront every year. The need to downsize often arises at a momentous life change, whether you're an empty nester or retiree selling your family home, a newlywed blending your households, or cleaning out your parents' property after they've moved into assisted living or passed away. Decluttering guru Peter Walsh knows the difficulty of downsizing firsthand.
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Mainly about parents home and not your own
- By A Texan on 06-04-17
By: Peter Walsh
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The Power of Regret
- How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
- By: Daniel H. Pink
- Narrated by: Daniel H. Pink, Gisela Chipe, Edward Hong, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.
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Powerful, immediately relevant
- By LEE on 02-08-22
By: Daniel H. Pink
Help is on the way.
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Substantial info presented in a digestible way
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Just so excellent
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Lots of useful insights
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Uhm Yup
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Imo the pros: not your average self-help or pop psych book aka. doesn’t repeat the title 5,000 times and call it a book. Some great insights on getting unstuck and many ideas that are useful and can be applied right away without a therapist. I really liked the first part of the book and the way she uses humor and her own experiences to connect with the reader/listener.
Cons: Way too many lists. I don’t think Frank knows enough about chess to use it as a metaphor like this. And she is way too trigger happy about pharmaceuticals. WAY too trigger happy. Overall though I liked it.
Good for a self help book
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Alot of information! Take one topic every day!
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Superb!
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Would appreciate some PDF supplements.
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This book is going to be reread over and over and over by me and gifted to everyone I love. From relationships to anxiety, Britt, Frank really breaks down each element within our daily lives and how we may be feeling and the things we may be experiencing she does not use high-level language and the comparisons to relatable things like home alone and Kevin’s attachment style and it gives simple context to each idea, and everything is supported by science. Not only is the information delivered in a way that will be received well by everyone and anyone she also validates the reader and mindfully, acknowledges systemic issues, privilege, and the availability of resources as one of the qualifying factors for people to be able to get unstuck without barrier.
I have dealt with anxiety, my whole life and ADHD as well. I thought mental health disorders were a life sentence, but after reading this book, I am more aware than ever that my body and mind are not trying to harm me or attack me… They are trying to protect me. This book gives you the tools and actual exercises within each chapter to help you learn to communicate with your body and get in better tune with what it is trying to tell you.
Life changing. Validating. Helpful. Unlike any other personal development book I have EVER read.
BUY. THIS. BOOK.
The BEST book on mental health and trauma EVER
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