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The Resilient Responder: Breaking Through Emotional Numbing
The Resilient Responder: Breaking Through Emotional Numbing
In this powerful episode of The Resilient Responder, Ali Rothrock, a trauma educator and longtime volunteer firefighter, explores emotional numbing—a survival response many first responders face. Rothrock unpacks how the nervous system shuts down feelings to protect us during overwhelming trauma, and why this state can trap us in a cycle that dulls both pain and joy. She shares clear signs of emotional shutdown and introduces the “Window of Tolerance,” a key concept for learning to safely experience emotions without being overwhelmed…
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