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What if the patterns keeping you stuck, the overworking, the people-pleasing, the numbing, the constant busyness, aren't character flaws, but intelligent survival strategies?

In this episode, we're diving into Stage 2 of the WholeHearted Technique: Understanding Your Trauma Responses. This is where everything starts to make sense. Where you finally see why you react the way you do, why you can't seem to stop certain patterns, and why your nervous system feels stuck in survival mode.

But this isn't just theory. This is deeply personal.

In this episode, I'm sharing my own story of discovering the fawn response, something I was never taught in all my years of training as a counsellor.

Because here's the truth: You can't outrun your trauma responses. You can only integrate them.

In this episode, you'll discover:

✨ The four trauma responses and how to recognise yours
✨ Why your nervous system is stuck in survival mode
✨ How overworking, people-pleasing, numbing, and hypervigilance are trauma responses
✨ The fawn response—the one most therapists aren't taught
✨ Why recognising your patterns can activate the urge to run
✨ How to make aligned choices from love, not trauma reactions from fear
✨ Practical somatic practices to help your body finally feel safe
✨ How to complete the stress cycle and discharge stuck energy
✨ The difference between running away and running toward yourself

This episode is for you if:

• You're exhausted from patterns you can't seem to break
• You recognise yourself as a people-pleaser, overworker, or perfectionist
• You feel stuck in survival mode and don't know how to get out
• You're feeling the urge to blow up your life and start over
• You want to understand why you react the way you do
• You're ready to help your nervous system know it's safe

Your trauma responses kept you alive. They are not flaws. They are evidence of your resilience.

But what once kept you safe is now keeping you stuck.

And it's time to help your body know: You're safe now. You can choose differently.

This is sacre

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