Tenderoni Hotline #33: Why Am I Always in Fight Mode? + Learning to Love Safely After Trauma

Tenderoni Hotline #33: Why Am I Always in Fight Mode? + Learning to Love Safely After Trauma

May 19, 2026 · 19 min

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This episode explores the reasons behind defaulting to fight mode and how to learn to love safely after trauma.

Tenderoni Hotline #33: Why do some people default to fight mode instead of people-pleasing? And can someone with developmental trauma actually learn to feel safe in love? In this Tenderoni Hotline episode, we explore the hidden relationship between emotional outsourcing, chronic nervous system activation, and the fight response. If you’ve ever felt constantly braced, reactive, angry, burnt out, or unseen, this conversation will help you understand what your body has been trying to protect. We also answer a deeply tender listener question about learning to love safely after developmental trauma. Together, we unpack attachment wounds, functional freeze, interoception, somatic healing, and the slow, powerful process of building secure attachment in adulthood. Got a question for the Tenderoni Hotline? Send it to me at: podcast@beatrizalbina.com Learn more about my courses and apply here: https://www.beatrizalbina.com/courses Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/beatrizvictoriaalbinanp/?hl=en

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Host: Béa Victoria Albina

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