Why Does Safety Feel So Unfamiliar? with Janet Friesen
What happens when chaos becomes so familiar that peace no longer feels safe?
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Patria sits down with Janet Friesen to explore what happens when we become accustomed to emotionally, psychologically, physically, or spiritually unsafe environments.
Janet explains how our nervous systems can adapt to chronic stress, making calm and even joy feel unfamiliar. They discuss fight, flight, and freeze, along with the ways survival can show up through people-pleasing, appeasing, withdrawal, and isolation.
The conversation then turns toward reconnecting with…
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