Fight, Flight, or Freeze—Which One Are You Living In?
Fight, Flight, or Freeze—Which One Are You Living In?
When stress hits, what do you do? Do you push harder and try to control everything (fight)? Do you stay busy and avoid your feelings (flight)? Or do you shut down and feel paralyzed (freeze)?
In this powerful episode, Dr. Raquel breaks down the three stress responses hardwired into your nervous system—and explains what happens in your body when you get stuck in any of these patterns long-term.
You'll learn:
How your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work (in simple terms!)
What the fight response looks like in modern life—irritability, perfectionism, pushing through fatigue
Why the flight response keeps you anxiously busy but running on empty
How freeze shows up as brain fog, numbness, people-pleasing, and feeling stuck
A moving client story about healing from years of freeze mode
Why all three responses come from the same root: your nervous system doesn't feel safe
Plus, Dr. Raquel guides you through a grounding breathwork practice to help your nervous system remember what safety feels like.
If you've been wondering why you react the way you do under stress, this episode will give you answers—and tools to shift your patterns.