Episode 18: Why Does “Being Nice” Feel Safer at Work?
Episode 18: Why Does “Being Nice” Feel Safer at Work?
Why does “being nice” feel safer at work?
In this solo episode of Not Another PD, I explore people-pleasing through a different lens, not as a personality trait, but as a stress response.
I unpack the fawn response, a lesser-discussed nervous system response alongside fight, flight and freeze, and why it shows up so commonly for helping professionals.
This episode isn’t about naming or shaming.
It’s about understanding context, safety, and the systems many of us work within.
I talk through:
How the fawn response shows up as over-agreeing…
The skinny
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