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Evidence and Intuition

A free Substack with heartfelt thoughts, evidence and wellness rituals, for the sensitive ones whose health took the hit.

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The Fawn Is the One Who Survives

Why the fawn response isn’t weakness, what it protected, and what it may be costing you now.

How each post works

What the research actually says, caveats and all.

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Where your real life, and your gut, gently disagree.

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One small ritual, with a good-enough version.

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A line or two to carry with you.

Topics

The fawn response, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, and the strength hiding inside each one.

Coming next: Generosity or self-abandonment? The questions I use to tell the difference.

For the emotionally mature one, the fighter, the peacemaker, and the grown-up she became.

Baths, hot Pilates, records, and other ways to rest without earning it first.

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