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Oct 2022
16m 6s

145: The Sacral Chakra Stress Response –...

Sarah Bright
About this episode

It's time to talk about the final stress response of the series - the Fawn Response. In the fawn response, we’re trying to diffuse a dangerous situation, but not in a way that is helpful to us. It's one of the least studied responses, but one that I think a lot of us use and will recognize. When we fawn, we're trying to placate our aggressor at the expense of our own mental and emotional health. It can look like being overly agreeable, people pleasing, or even abandoning our authentic Self - things that fall squarely within the realm of the Sacral Chakra. We'll talk about ways to keep the sacral Chakra balanced, and mindful use of the fawn response to create and keep our emotional boundaries, while making space for our true, authentic self to grow and express.

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