In this episode of Wildly Her, we’re talking about survival mode. The automatic behaviors we adopt to endure psychological and emotional abuse, and how those same behaviors can follow us long after we’re “safe.” I’m sharing pieces of my own story and the subtle survival patterns that became my “normal” during years of narcissistic abuse.

These coping habits once protected me but eventually they kept me small, silent, and disconnected from myself. Survival mode wasn’t a choice. It was a nervous system response. But healing is a choice. And it starts with awareness.

Together, we’ll explore what survival mode can look like in everyday life, the hidden ways trauma trains us to respond, please, perform, or disappear, and why we often don’t recognize survival behaviors while we’re living in them.

If you’ve ever looked at your reactions and wondered, “Why am I like this?”  I hope this episode will feel like someone finally turning on the lights. You are not “broken.” You learned to survive. And now, you get to learn how to live.

This conversation is tender and honest, and I hope it helps you recognize your own patterns with compassion, not shame. Healing begins with noticing.

TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE AND TRAUMA

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