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1er gap-1"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-clock h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle><path d="M12 6v6l4 2"></path></svg>7<!-- --> min read</span><span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 font-medium text-primary opacity-0 transition group-hover:opacity-100">Read <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></span></div></div></a><a class="group flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card transition hover:border-primary/40 hover:shadow-md" href="/blog/fawn-response-people-pleasing-trauma"><div class="aspect-[16/9] w-full overflow-hidden bg-muted"><img src="/__l5e/assets-v1/bfe23ea8-2d12-44b5-9649-a43305b7e094/fawn-response-people-pleasing-trauma.jpg" alt="" class="h-full w-full object-cover transition group-hover:scale-105" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col p-5"><p class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-primary">Trauma Recovery</p><h3 class="mt-2 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary">The Fawn Response: When People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Response</h3><p class="mt-2 line-clamp-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Fight, flight and freeze are well known. 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