“If you sense that you may fall into a trauma response — that is, you may fight, flea, freeze, fawn, or annihilate — then use this internal process:
- Soothe and resource yourself to quiet your mind, calm your heart, and settle your body.
- Pause, then notice and discern the sensations, vibrations, and emotions in your body instead of reacting to them.
- Accept and tolerate the discomfort instead of trying to flee from it.
- Stay present in your body as you move through the unfolding experience, with all its ambiguity and uncertainty, and respond from the best parts of yourself.
- Metabolize any energy that remains.”
