What Freeze Actually Looks Like in Girls and Why We Often Miss It: Understanding Girls' Mental Health
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This episode explores the freeze response in girls and its implications for understanding their mental health.
Send us Fan Mail If you believe anxiety in girls only looks like panic and restlessness, think again. In this episode, I explore an often overlooked aspect of girls' mental health: the freeze response. When your daughter can't get out of bed, refuses to eat, or becomes withdrawn and silent, it’s not laziness, it's a biological survival mechanism known as the dorsal vagal shutdown. I'll help you understand adolescent behaviour better by showing why freeze is frequently mistaken for depre...
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