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Whitney Goodman interviews Dr. Ingrid Clayton about her new book "Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves and How to Find Our Way Back." They explore fawning as the fourth trauma response, how it differs from people-pleasing and codependency, why children and marginalized people develop this survival strategy, and how it can masquerade as success while leading to complete self-abandonment.
Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves-and How to Find Our Way Backhttps://www.ingridclayton.com/
Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.
Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute
for professional mental health advice.
00:00 Dr. Clayton's Discovery of Fawning Through Her Own Trauma
04:26 Why Fawning Isn't About Shame - It's About Survival
09:00 How to Recognize Fawning in Your Own Life
12:16 The Connection Between Fawning and Family Estrangement
19:49 Fawning vs. People-Pleasing vs. Codependency
22:13 When Fawning Looks Like Success
27:46 Growing Out of the Fawning Response
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Whitney Goodman interviews Dr. Ingrid Clayton about her new book "Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves and How to Find Our Way Back." They explore fawning as the fourth trauma response, how it differs from people-pleasing and codependency, why children and marginalized people develop this survival strategy, and how it can masquerade as success while leading to complete self-abandonment.
Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves-and How to Find Our Way Backhttps://www.ingridclayton.com/
Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.
Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute
for professional mental health advice.
00:00 Dr. Clayton's Discovery of Fawning Through Her Own Trauma
04:26 Why Fawning Isn't About Shame - It's About Survival
09:00 How to Recognize Fawning in Your Own Life
12:16 The Connection Between Fawning and Family Estrangement
19:49 Fawning vs. People-Pleasing vs. Codependency
22:13 When Fawning Looks Like Success
27:46 Growing Out of the Fawning Response
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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