Why You Can't Heal Until You Learn to Thank Yourself (The Fawn Response Explained)

<p><strong>Mind Thrive Course:</strong> Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy <a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/mindthrive-amino-acid-therapy">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p><em>Special Offer:</em> Use code <strong>MINDTHRIVE</strong> at checkout to get <strong>$1,000 off</strong> the course!</p><p>- - - - - </p><p>In this episode of <strong>Take Back My Brain</strong>, Laurie Hammer interviews <strong>Kamini Wood</strong>, a coach who works with high-achieving individuals to help them recognize and interrupt patterns that no longer serve them.</p><p>Together they discuss the fawn response—a lesser-known survival mechanism alongside fight, flight, and freeze—and how over-functioning and people-pleasing often stem from a nervous system seeking safety rather than a true character trait. Kamini explains how naming these patterns, rather than avoiding or over-identifying with them, allows people to move forward with agency instead of staying in victimhood.</p><p>The conversation explores whether trauma-informed language is simply a modern trend or a long-overdue vocabulary for experiences that have always existed, and dives deeply into the concept of gratitude toward self—why appreciating who you are, not just what you achieve, is foundational to healing, self-trust, and showing up fully for others.</p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Kamini Wood </strong>is a coach and mother of five who works one-on-one with high-functioning, high-achieving individuals—from teenagers through adults—helping them recognize relational patterns that once served them but now keep them stuck. Known as a &quot;pattern interrupter,&quot; she blends trauma-informed principles with strengths-based coaching to help clients build self-trust, set healthy boundaries, and reclaim their sense of self.</p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Connect with Kamini Wood:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.kaminiwood.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kaminiwood.com/</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://web.facebook.com/itsauthenticme/?_rdc=1&_rdr#" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://web.facebook.com/itsauthenticme/?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr#</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsauthenticme/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/itsauthenticme/</a> </p><p>Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/itsauthenticme/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.pinterest.com/itsauthenticme/</a> </p><p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme</a> </p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Connect with Laurie Hammer</strong></p><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laurie.hammer.7/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p><strong>Website:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Youtube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>-----</p><p><strong>PODCAST</strong></p><p>Thank you for listening.</p><p>Please subscribe and share.</p><p>This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com</p><p><a href="https://drtalks.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠