Teach Us: What Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn Are

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Teach Us Consent

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Get confident with consent, s*x and relationships – one honest conversation at a time. From the team behind Teach Us Consent, this podcast breaks down the stuff we wish we’d learnt sooner – what flirting and dating respectfully looks like, how alcohol affects consent, the best ways to respond to rejection, how gender roles can cause harm in everyday life, and the ways p*rn and algorithms shape our views on s*x and one another. This podcast is here to make those big conversations easier, clearer, and way more human. No shame. No judgement. S*x and relationship education we all deserve.

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Teach Us: What Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn Are

Teach Us Consent

56 minutes 3 seconds

3 months ago

Teach Us: What Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn Are

You've probably heard of fight or flight, but what about freeze or fawn?

In this episode, Host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Georgia Grace, Matty Mills, and Zahra Al Hilaly for a powerful conversation about trauma responses. They unpack the lesser-known ways people react in moments of fear or danger — like freezing up, dissociating, or people-pleasing — and why these automatic survival responses are not the same as giving consent.

Together, they explore how trauma can show up in the body, how to support someone who’s experienced it, and what it means to build a more trauma-informed, consent-literate culture.

This is an essential listen for anyone who wants to better understand how trauma shapes behaviour, and how we can all respond with more care, empathy and awareness.

Featuring: Georgia Grace (@gspot), Matty Mills (@itsmattymills), Zahra Al Hilaly (@zahuhra)

Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships – visit teachusconsent.com

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another and hosted by Anthony Stefanos, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content and may include references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. You can visit teachusconsent.com/support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence.

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