Скачать или смотреть Ep 8 - Empowering YOU! - The Fawn Trauma Response: Reclaiming Trust and Voice

Not every survival response is fight, flight, or freeze. There’s another one that often hides in plain sight: fawn. It shows up when we over-accommodate, people-please, or silence ourselves to stay safe.

In this episode, Dr. Shauna T. Sobers shares a personal story of being triggered into this trauma response and how she now uses her Resilience Tree Model to navigate it differently—grounding her body, leaning on trusted branches of support, offering her fruit authentically, and assessing her environment.

We’ll explore:
🌱 What the fawn trauma response looks like in leadership
🌱 Why Gallup’s research shows trust is the foundation of followership
🌱 How Simon Sinek’s “8 minutes” research can be a lifeline for breaking cycles of negative self-talk
🌱 Reflection prompts to help you notice and shift your own responses

This is about more than survival—it’s about leadership, trust, and resilience.

🎧 Now availability in audio and paperback Resilience Tree: A Model for Women Leaders of Color and Those Who Support Them at shaunatsobers.com/books