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[Bonus Episode] Navigating Fawning, The Most Overlooked Trauma Response

March 17, 2023 Holistic Life Navigation
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[Bonus Episode] Navigating Fawning, The Most Overlooked Trauma Response
Show Notes

Today's bonus episode is a replay of Episode 2. Fawning is often overlooked as a trauma response, and even more so, misunderstood.

This episode is about Fawning - what I call "The Fourth F" after fight, flight & freeze in response to threat. Fawning is mistaken for "politeness" and "having manners", but it's actually a learned threat response. We fawn so that we can dissolve the physical discomfort held in our own bodies when we disappoint someone with our truth. This episode explains why we do it, what happens, and how to begin healing this body mechanism.

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