Human predators, the narcissists, the sociopaths, the manipulators, the users, the abusers,

they have an almost supernatural ability to spot trauma survivors.

And trauma survivors are often entirely unaware that they can be spotted in such ways.

The research and criminology studies shows that predators can be spotted in such ways. The research in criminology studies

shows that predators can spot past victims within seconds.

Isn't that terrifying?

Just from posture, gait, and eye contact,

to have a slight difference between shoulders hunched,

the chest concaved in,

eyes looking downward, the head cowering slightly, it's slight. But in terms of body language, it communicates profoundly and loudly. If no one

ever points this out to you, you might not ever notice that you walk into the room looking like prey.

Our unheeled trauma is visible to people looking for it, people who want to abuse and dominate other people.

Again, this is not to shame, me, you, anybody.

This is to wake you up to the power of healing and to get you to notice what you're

projecting when you're out there in the world with the other human animals.

I am upset with mental health as a field that it seems unable to communicate to survivors, hey, you have to shift

your body language from prey to strong formidable figure. I can't come across a bear in the wild

and act like prey and expect to get out of that situation alive.

Hello, welcome to Emotional Badass, where Moxie meets Mindful.

I'm your host, Nikki Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist. And on today's episode, we're discussing how highly sensitive people can stop presenting as prey in a world full of human predators. This is part one, seeing the pattern.

So today we're going to have an uncomfortable conversation. And honestly, that's good, because comfort

doesn't create change. We're talking about why trauma survivors often attract predators

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