Since 2010, Juliana has been a professional writer in the technology and small business worlds. She has both journalism and copywriting experience and is exceptional at distilling complex concepts ...

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 ...

I never saw myself as a “people pleaser,” certainly not at my own expense. The phrase alone inspired shame and judgment, echoing things I’d heard throughout my life: “Don’t be a doormat.” “Why don’t ...

Stress is a popular topic these days, but the fact that you can respond to stress in a variety of ways is often less reported. Understanding your stress response style is important because the way you ...

You have probably heard of “fight or flight” responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to “freeze”. But there is another defence or survival strategy a person can ...

The fight-flight-freeze response is your body’s natural reaction to danger. It happens through hormonal and physiological changes that allow you to act quickly so you can protect yourself. The ...