We all react to stress in deeply ingrained ways — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn — shaped by our nervous system, early life experiences, and even the environments we choose to navigate. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November ...

Similar to stress, when we feel fearful, the amygdala activates the HPA axis, releasing cortisol, epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine, and acetylcholine. These hormones stimulate our nervous ...

You’re crushing work deadlines and leading Zoom meetings with ease, but when it comes time to decide on dinner, you freeze. Or maybe you can easily make it through a jam-packed work trip, but as soon ...