The Fear of the Unknown—How the Freeze Response Keeps You Stuck (and How to Gently Move Through It)

When I work with clients who are on the edge of major change—leaving an abusive relationship, calling an attorney, setting a boundary they’ve avoided for years—I often hear, “I know this chaos. I can handle this chaos. I don’t know what comes next.”This isn’t resistance. It’s not indecision or weakness. It’s a trauma response. Specifically, it’s freeze.Freeze is your nervous […]

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