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Fawning: The Trauma Response Nobody Talks About

Fawning is a trauma response often mistaken for kindness. Learn how people-pleasing develops as a survival strategy, how to recognize the signs in yourself, and how to begin reconnecting with your needs, boundaries, and sense of self—without losing your capacity for care.