From freeze responses to fawning, this episode explores why conflict activates your nervous system — and teaches you how to regulate in the moment, take space safely, and repair after disconnection.

From freeze responses to fawning, this episode explores why conflict activates your nervous system — and teaches you how to regulate in the moment, take space safely, and repair after disconnection.

EP 13 – Why Does Conflict Make Me Panic or Shut Down?

Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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EP 13 – Why Does Conflict Make Me Panic or Shut Down?

EP 13 – Why Does Conflict Make Me Panic or Shut Down?