Is Being Sweet Your Trauma Response? | Therapists Tehrina & Joel

Feeling trapped by your own kindness? This one’s for you.
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✨ In this video, licensed therapists Tehrina & Joel dive into the hidden emotional costs of always being "the sweet one."
They explore how fawning—a lesser-known trauma response—can masquerade as kindness while actually disconnecting you from your authentic self. You'll hear Tehrina’s personal story of learning to be sweet as a form of survival and how she broke free from the emotional suppression it created. This episode blends personal storytelling, attachment theory, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you reclaim your full emotional range and start building deeper, more genuine relationships.
🔷 What the “sweet survival strategy” is and where it comes from
🔷 Why fawning is a trauma response and how it differs from true kindness
🔷 How emotional suppression creates anxiety and disconnect
🔷 How to reclaim your voice, your needs, and your full range of emotions
🔷 Ways to begin practicing authentic assertiveness with compassion

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🕒 Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Part 1: The Sweet Survival Strategy
03:03 Part 2: The Prison Of Perfection
05:03 Part 3: What Happens When You Drop The Mask
06:59 Part 4: Reclaiming Your Full Self
09:03 The Science Of Emotional Suppression
10:28 Let's Get To The Heart Of It

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