Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out two ...

Most people know the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism related to threatening situations and events. In recent years, in no small part due to high-profile legal cases involving sexual ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma response so overlooked and misunderstood that most people don’t even realize they’re ...

So, you've started to notice some patterns in your life, and you're wondering why you react the way you do. Emotional habits can feel like second nature, but sometimes they're more than just quirks.

When you're stuck in survival mode but your actions aren't Functional freeze is when someone goes into autopilot as a response to chronic stress and trauma. Unlike other trauma responses, someone in ...

Does your body remember what your mind tries to forget A psychologist explains how trauma manifests as physical tension why the body keeps the score and simple ways to heal ...

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.

Trauma-informed leadership is essential, promoting psychological safety and boosting engagement, productivity and innovation within organizations. Effective support for teams coping with collective ...

Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out two other common ways the nervous system reacts to stress. Indeed, ...