Sexual Fawning: When Survival Gets Mistaken for Intimacy
Why do so many trauma survivors say "yes" when every part of their body is saying "no"? In this deeply compassionate episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof are joined by som...
10 Aug 57min
The Fawn Response Explained
The fawn response is one of the most common—and most misunderstood—trauma adaptations. While many people recognize it as people-pleasing, saying yes too often, or avoiding conflict, fawning is far mor...
3 Aug 55min
Why Being Yourself Can Feel Dangerous After Trauma
What if authenticity isn't a personality trait—but a sign of nervous system capacity? Many people believe they struggle to be themselves because they lack confidence, boundaries, or self-awareness. Bu...
27 Jul 45min
Grief Is a Body Experience: The Neuroscience of Loss
Grief is often thought of as an emotional response to death, but grief is much more than that. It is a full-body physiological process that accompanies every meaningful loss, transition, and transform...
20 Jul 1h 4min
From Shame to Self Expression: Healing Body Boundaries After Trauma
Childhood sexual trauma doesn't end when the event is over. It can shape the nervous system for decades, influencing boundaries, shame, relationships, chronic pain, dissociation, and the way we experi...
13 Jul 53min
How Self-Compassion Changes the Brain and Rewires Shame
Shame is one of the most powerful forces shaping the nervous system. It can quietly influence how we think, relate, perform, heal, and even how we experience ourselves. Yet most approaches treat shame...
6 Jul 50min
Why You Shut Down: Freeze, Flop, and Tonic Immobility Explained
S5 E48 – Why You Shut Down: Freeze, Flop, and Tonic Immobility Explained Have you ever found yourself unable to speak during an important conversation? Staring at your computer for hours without being...
29 Jun 54min
How Trauma Turns Fear Into Hustle, Overworking & Burnout; The Flight Response.
In this episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof explore the flight response through the lens of trauma, nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and Neurosomatic Inte...
22 Jun 35min
