Think about cheese.

Make your thoughts cheesier.

Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipoplae sauce and amadea cheese melt,

and it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.

Did we mention it's cheesy?

Cheese!

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Before we get started with today's episode, I wanted to give you a heads-up. This conversation

includes brief descriptions of a minor, experiencing abusive power and sexual dynamics from

our parental figure. If that sounds triggering, take care of yourself, and we'll see you next episode.

There comes a point where you don't know where you end and the fawn response begins.

Meanwhile, your family and society, everyone's sort of applauding these behaviors.

We think of it like you're being a good girl, a good kid, going along to get along.

Don't make them upset. Just like these countless

messages, override yourself, override yourself. This is how to. I'm Courtney Martin. I'm guessing

you've heard of fight, flight, or freeze, three responses that many of us have to trauma.

But today we've got a new one for you, or at least it was new to me.

It's called fawning.

When I first heard the word, I imagined a slow, blinking Disney dough trying to convince a hungry

wolf not to eat her.

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