223: The Nervous System Advice That’s Not Actually True

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In this episode, Raelan discusses the oversimplification of common concepts related to the nervous system and their lack of support from current research.

Send us Fan Mail ✅ Recover now with Raelan 👉 Join Brain Retraining 101: https://tinyurl.com/brainretraining101 Includes bite size videos, weekly live group coaching calls + support group. In this episode, I share why some of the most common ways we talk about fight-or-flight, freeze, fawn, and symptom meanings may be oversimplified or unsupported by current research. 👉 ✅ Recover now with Raelan 👉 Join Brain Retraining 101: https://tinyurl.com/brainretraining101 Includes bite size videos, we...

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Host: Raelan

Topics covered

• nervous system
• fight-or-flight
• freeze
• fawn
• symptom meanings
• research

Keywords

• nervous system
• fight-or-flight
• freeze
• fawn
• symptom meanings
• brain retraining
• coaching

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