Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out ...

As the markets fall, it is natural to have a visceral reaction to your investment losses. If you have been invested appropriately, this market volatility shouldn’t pose a threat to your ability to ...

"RECIPROCAL TARIFFS TAKE EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!," President Trump touted on Truth Social before the Aug. 7 cutoff went into effect. "BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, LARGELY FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TAKEN ...

Meg Josephson, a therapist, used to be a people-pleaser. The author of "Are You Mad at Me?" said Gen Zers can also struggle with people-pleasing. She said growing up online can heighten feelings of ...

Fawning is a survival mechanism that develops in response to trauma—a fourth response alongside the better-known fight, flight, and freeze reactions. Psychotherapist Pete Walker defines fawning as “a ...

The fawn response—which Meg Josephson writes about in her new book Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You—is a relatively new concept that is not yet ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...