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Fawning: When People-Pleasing Is Really a Trauma Response
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Fawning: When People-Pleasing Is Really a Trauma Response

I recently read the book Fawning: Why the need to please makes us lose ourselves and how to find our way back (2025) by Dr. Ingrid Clayton.  A client who has Complex PTSD told me that this book was helpful to her in understanding some of the nuances of fawning. 

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