Managing the Freeze Response: Dissociation, E...

We all understand the emotional impact of grief, but its effects on the body are often overlooked. Forrest is joined by clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor to explore the physiology of grief. Dr. O’Connor explains how our brains and bodies organize them ...  Show more

Some kids learn early on that the way to be loved is to be useful. They take on the emotional or practical care of their parents in a process known as parentification, and today Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the costs of being a “gifted child.” They discuss the “bargain” these kid ...  Show more

Everyone talks about the fight or flight response. But what about the freeze and fawn responses, which are also found in the anxiety disorder community?

This week Josh and Drew dig into the freeze response to anxiety, panic, and perceived threat. What is the ...

Welcome to *the* episode designed to help you understand how to actually start recognising, understanding and shifting out of the ‘freeze mode’ of Polyvagal Theory. The more work we do with our There She Glows cohort we’re realizing some people are in HARD freeze and have been f ...  Show more

It's time to talk about the Freeze Response - the Throat Chakra's reaction to stress. Freeze isn’t complicated. We’re faced with a threat and we freeze. Physically we take no action. We don’t say anything. It’s as if our bodies have shut down, that any message from the brain t ...

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Do you ever feel numb? Detached? Like you’re complete ...