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When You Keep Saying Yes | The Fawn Reflex Is the System Running You | E52 Part 2

When You Keep Saying Yes | The Fawn Reflex Is the System Running You | E52 Part 2

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 When You Keep Saying Yes | The Fawn Reflex Is the System Running You What This Episode Is Really About

You are not agreeable. You are adaptive.

If you have ever caught yourself saying yes while your body was screaming no, this episode shows you what hijacked that moment—and how to take it back.

We decode the fawn reflex for what it actually is: a system-installed override that rewires your voice, clarity, and sense of choice under social pressure.

What Survival Pattern Is Actually Running You Questions This Episode Answers
  • What is really happening in your brain during a fawn reflex response
  • Why high-functioning women keep defaulting to social survival mode
  • How the Fox archetype shows up in leadership, motherhood, and social pressure
What You Will Learn
  • The real-time neuroscience of the fawn reflex
  • Why your brain confuses rumination with responsibility
  • How compulsive compliance becomes a conditioned reflex
  • The hidden cost of staying nice in unsafe systems
  • Tools to intercept social threat rehearsal and return to grounded clarity
What This Episode Clarifies

Your brain is not dysfunctional. It is executing an old script.

The Fox instinct is not weakness or overthinking. It is a fast-twitch protection pattern that activates when belonging feels threatened.

You can learn to intercept it without betraying yourself or blowing up your relationships.

Chapters

Follow along or jump to the part that hits hardest for where you are now:

00:00 – The 2am Overthinking Spiral

02:29 – Rumination vs Responsibility

04:17 – Why Social Media Triggers Your Nervous System

06:59 – What Cognitive Overload Does to Your Brain

08:02 – The Comparison Trap and the Emotional Gap

11:38 – Pattern Recognition, Not Personal Failure

14:28 – Questions to Rewire the Fox Instinct

16:43 – The One Reframe That Changes Everything

Resources Mentioned

Burnout Archetype Quiz

https://charliehornescoaching.com/quiz

The Burnout Equation Masterclass

https://charliehornes.com/store https://charliehornescoaching.com/masterclass/waitlist

VIP Vault All-Access Membership

https://charliehornescoaching.com/vipvault

Related Episodes to Watch

Why You Can’t Stop People-Pleasing (And What to Do About It) | E51

https://youtu.be/ZlzlQ8T9sQE?si=Pb2izVsiMkTkXaYJ

Why High-Functioning Women Freeze Under Pressure | E49

https://youtu.be/VEt4LKeTWEk?si=K9xWcXJcB8GmnSuz

Where to Listen or Watch

YouTube (Full Video Episode)

https://www.youtube.com/@charliehornescoaching/podcasts

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Spotify

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