In this conversation, Sirisha explores the concept of fawning as a lesser-known survival response alongside fight, flight, and freeze. She shares her personal journey of recognizing how childhood experiences shaped her fawning behavior in adult relationships, leading to anxiety and self-abandonment. Sirisha discusses the physiological responses of the nervous system to emotional threats and offers strategies for healing, including self-awareness, boundary-setting, and reparenting the inner child.takeaways

• Fawning is a survival response that many people experience.
• Childhood experiences shape our emotional responses in adulthood.
• The nervous system reacts to emotional threats as if they are physical dangers.
• Fawning can lead to anxiety and self-abandonment in relationships.
• Awareness of our responses is the first step to healing.
• Setting boundaries is essential for self-care.
• Reparenting the inner child can help in healing.
• Fawning is not a weakness, but a learned survival strategy.
• Healing involves teaching the nervous system a new story.
• You're not broken; you're just human.

• "This is called fawning."
• "My body was choosing safety."
• "That's how we love."

Sound Bites Chapters

00:00 Understanding Fawning: A Hidden Survival Response

02:55 The Impact of Childhood on Adult Relationships

06:09 Recognizing and Healing Fawning Responses

keywords: fawning, survival response, emotional health, childhood trauma, relationship dynamics, self-awareness, healing, nervous system, boundaries, inner child