Trauma in Co-Parenting: Understanding Your Fight-Flight-Freeze-Fawn Response

08/08/2025 18 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Trauma in Co-Parenting: Understanding Your Fight-Flight-Freeze-Fawn Response

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Send us a textSummary: Our neurobiological response to co-parenting stress often mirrors evolutionary survival mechanisms, triggering fight, flight, freeze, or fawn reactions when we receive messages from difficult ex-partners. Recognizing these pattern is the critical first step to interrupting automatic responses and choosing more intentional communication.Key Takeaways:• The "four Fs" (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) are natural trauma responses designed to protect us in threatening situations• Different situations may trigger different response patterns based on your history• You can't control your initial reaction, but you can learn to recognize it before responding• Naming what's happening creates space between your reaction and your response• Asking trusted friends about your typical response patterns can provide valuable insightsResources: Check out our High Conflict Communication Bootcamp for just $19, where we go beyond naming these responses and provide practical tools for each pattern. If you’re tired of every conversation with your ex turning into a fight, the High Conflict Communication Bootcamp for Moms  is for you.  In this  self-paced 3 day online course, get scripts, strategies, and a workbook you can use right away, designed for moms in high-conflict co-parenting and parallel parenting. Enroll now for just $19 here. BestInterest Co-Parenting App Join BestInterest App and get 22% off yearly subscriptions with code LITTLEHOUSE22 Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Kids First CoParenting System: NOW a MEMBERSHIP!!! If you are co-parenting with a narcissist, dealing with a manipulative ex, or feeling overwhelmed by high-conflict dynamics, you are not alone. These resources are designed to help you protect your child’s emotional health and take back control of your co-parenting experience. Get More Support How to Co-Parent with a Difficult Ex Masterclass (Free & Instant Access) Kids First Co-Parenting Membership (First Month $48.50--> $97 after that, cancel anytime) Explore the Kids First Co-Parenting System to learn how to raise emotionally secure kids after divorce, even when your co-parent refuses to change. This is the support system every overwhelmed mom needs. Social Links: Facebook Instagram Youtube

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