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Do you say yes when every part of you wants to say no? Do you disappear in certain relationships, becoming whatever the room needs you to be? You're not too nice or a pushover. Your body learned a survival strategy called the Fawn Response. In this episode, Dr. Christine Baker explains exactly what's happening in your nervous system when you fawn and walks you through a three-part somatic practice to help you come back to yourself. In this video: What the fawn response is and where it comes from The neuroscience of fawning as a blended sympathetic/dorsal vagal state (per Porges and Deb Dana) Why understanding fawn as a body response, not a personality trait, changes everything A guided three-part somatic practice: discharge, thaw, and land The Return Practice: Walking in place to move redirected flight energy Hands on chest and belly, asking what am I actually feeling right now? Ventral vagal landing with breath, grounding, and self-acknowledgment Whether you have spent years thinking you are "just a kind person" or you are newly learning about the nervous system roots of people-pleasing, this episode offers both understanding and a practical path forward. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly somatic practices. Each episode targets a specific symptom so you can find what you need and build it into your daily life. Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-simple-somatics-with-dr-christine-baker/id1788150711 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SuKw9Ocl4nvagHdIViZL4 SWC:https://stan.store/drcbtherapy/p/somatic-wellness-collective-the-essentials-dwa48x7b Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcbtherapy/