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Podcast: Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Episode: Understanding the “Flight” Response: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Feeling Safe
Description: Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss the “flight” response to stress, which includes feelings of anxiety and fear, avoidant behavior, and an underlying sense of insecurity. They explore the emotions and behaviors associated with the flight response, and how we can build up a stronger, more secure sense of who we are. Rick shares some practical tools that will help you change your self-concept, safely apply principles from graduated exposure, and feel safer from the inside-out.I’ve loved this series on the stress responses, and think you’ll get a lot out of this episode.You can...