194 Unfawning: The Silent Survival Strategy That’s Shaped Your Life with Dr. Ingrid Clayton

💥 Ever said yes when you meant no?
💥 Ever lost yourself just to keep the peace?
That’s not people-pleasing.
That’s FAWNING—and it runs deeper than you think.

In this raw and revealing conversation, Dr. Ingrid Clayton peels back the layers of complex trauma, unpacks the hidden cost of fawning, and gets brutally honest about what it takes to stop abandoning yourself, especially during midlife shifts like menopause.

This isn’t self-help fluff. This is a nervous system truth.
This is unfawning—and it might change everything.

🔑 What You’ll Walk Away With:

• Why fawning is not your fault (but IS your responsibility to unlearn)
• The difference between “clean pain” and “dirty pain” (and why one heals, the other festers)
• How menopause can resurface unresolved trauma
• What happens when you finally stop performing and start reclaiming your needs
• The invisible grief of self-abandonment—and the messy power of coming home to yourself

👂 Listen if you’ve ever thought:
“I don’t even know what I want anymore.”
“I’m tired of betraying myself just to be liked.”
“This transition in life feels like a breakdown, but maybe it’s a breakthrough.”

📌 Tag us when you’re done listening. Let’s talk about the things we were never taught to name.

📲 Connect with Dr. Ingrid:

Website: www.ingridclayton.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ingridclaytonphd/ 

Sally's Links:

[Free Guide] Healing The Trauma Underlying Your Menopause Symptom Severity: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/healingtraumatheguide

[On Demand Masterclass 2 hours] How To Heal The Trauma Underlying Your Menopause Symptom Severity [£17]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/healingtrauma

[On Demand Workshop] Redefine Your Values at Menopause and Live Life in Alignment With Them [£27]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/redefine 

[Online Practitioners Diploma - Self Paced] Menopause Wellbeing Practitioner [£127]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/meno

[One to One] Transformational 30 Day Rewire (Includes RTT) [£447]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/rapid-transformational-therapist

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