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Ever found yourself smiling and agreeing to something, only to walk away wishing you had said no? Do you wonder why you keep accidentally ending up resentful or burnt out? You wonder why boundaries and conflict feel like you could die? That’s not just “people-pleasing” it’s your nervous system working overtime to keep you safe through fawning.

In this episode, we dig into what’s really happening beneath freeze and fawn responses. These patterns aren’t flaws to fix; they’re survival strategies that once protected you. But if they’ve become your default, they can quietly erode your boundaries, your voice, your capacity, and your sense of choice.

You’ll learn:

• Why people-pleasing isn’t the same as kindness or empathy
• How freeze shows up when you feel the activation but can’t mobilize it
• Why true nervous system health isn’t perpetual calm it’s healthy anger being utilized as energy for your good
• The surprising role of physical practices (like kickboxing!) in waking your body up to new options
• How to set emotional boundaries with your kids (without shutting them out)
• The 1% shifts you can make today to reclaim agency in your responses
  
  

Your freedom and regulation isn’t about escaping conflict or erasing your human complexity. It’s about befriending all parts of yourself and gaining access to your power, softness, and everything in between.

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