Self Sovereign Insights

Blog By Bethany Russell, MA, LPC

For the deeply feeling and highly ambitious - insights on reclaiming your power from within.

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YOUR FAWN RESPONSE IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T TRUST YOU

I'm going to tell you something that might sting a little.

If you're someone who says yes when you mean no, who agrees to keep the peace, who shape-shifts depending on who you're with—people can sense it. And on some level, they don't trust you.

Not because you're a bad person. But because they can feel that you're not being real with them.

Your fawn response might be keeping you safe, but it's also keeping people at arm's length.

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