We’ve all heard of fight, flight, and freeze. But there’s a fourth nervous system response that doesn’t get nearly as much attention and often gets misread as emotional intelligence. It’s called fawning. And it runs deeper than just being agreeable.

Ghosting, gaslighting, attachment styles: pop psych is everywhere. But change? It doesn’t come in a 15-second reel. It’s slower. Messier. Let’s talk nuance, nervous systems, staying with discomfort, and clay.