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The Avocado FeelingAuthor: Sirisha Padmasekhar
The Avocado Feeling, Hosted by Sirisha Padmasekhar (@sirisha.padmasekhar) Each week, Sirisha peels back the layers of what it really means to evolve, not just in your career or habits, but in your mind, heart, and identity. Through raw solo episodes, reflective storytelling, and deep dives into the patterns that shape us, she explores topics like burnout, self-worth, overthinking, rebuilding after rejection, and the art of simply being. Tune in every week for slow growth, emotional honesty, and the reminder that you're not alone on this journey. Language: en Genres: Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Sunday, 7 September, 2025
In this conversation, Sirisha explores the concept of fawning as a lesser-known survival response alongside fight, flight, and freeze. She shares her personal journey of recognizing how childhood experiences shaped her fawning behavior in adult relationships, leading to anxiety and self-abandonment. Sirisha discusses the physiological responses of the nervous system to emotional threats and offers strategies for healing, including self-awareness, boundary-setting, and reparenting the inner child.takeawaysFawning is a survival response that many people experience.Childhood experiences shape our emotional responses in adulthood.The nervous system reacts to emotional threats as if they are physical dangers.Fawning can lead to anxiety and self-abandonment in relationships.Awareness of our responses is the first step to healing.Setting boundaries is essential for self-care.Reparenting the inner child can help in healing.Fawning is not a weakness, but a learned survival strategy.Healing involves teaching the nervous system a new story.You're not broken; you're just human."This is called fawning.""My body was choosing safety.""That's how we love."Sound Bites Chapters 00:00 Understanding Fawning: A Hidden Survival Response02:55 The Impact of Childhood on Adult Relationships06:09 Recognizing and Healing Fawning Responseskeywords: fawning, survival response, emotional health, childhood trauma, relationship dynamics, self-awareness, healing, nervous system, boundaries, inner child
