Beyond fight, flight, freeze, fawn, dorsal, ventral: When words pull us away from our own nervous system
About this episode
The episode explores how language can sometimes disconnect us from our true experiences related to the nervous system.
Fight. Flight. Freeze. Fawn. Dorsal.   The words help at first. They give shape to experiences that once felt impossible to describe.   But sometimes something subtle happens. The naming disconnects from the experience.   People move into theory and... READ MORE The post Beyond fight, flight, freeze, fawn, dorsal, ventral: When words pull us away from our own nervous system appeared first on StefanieFaye .
People in this episode
Host: Stefanie Faye
Topics covered
- nervous system
- emotional responses
- theory vs experience
- self-awareness
- mental health
Keywords
- fight
- flight
- freeze
- fawn
- dorsal
- ventral
- nervous system
- emotional theory
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