The Aware Mind

Fawning and People Pleasing Responses During Sexual Assault and Uncomfortable Sexual Encounters

March 24, 2023 Sarah Vallely Season 2 Episode 45
The Aware Mind
Fawning and People Pleasing Responses During Sexual Assault and Uncomfortable Sexual Encounters
Show Notes

In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Sonya Strange, discuss why fawning and people-pleasing is a survival response caused by past trauma. This fawning response can affect every aspect of our relationships including sexual encounters. There is limited information available on the topic of fawning during sex, therefore this is an important episode to listen to and become educated on why fawning can lead to discomfort and shame after sexual assault and other sexual encounters. Please share this episode with your loved ones who have endured sexual trauma. They might gain great insight and learn what steps to take to further their healing.

Sonya's website: https://www.sonyastrange.com
Sonya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonya._.strange/
Sonya's FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SonyaStrangeConsulting

Psych Central article: https://psychcentral.com/health/fawn-response
Luis Mojica and Holistic Life Navigation: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Online Book Club discussion of "The Art of Living" by Thich Nhat Hahn March, 27 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Email Sarah for details at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org

Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TSD_Mindfulness/

This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.

The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).