Before we make sense of what’s happening, the body responds.
Understanding Trauma Responses is a body-based, text-focused guide that explores common trauma responses — fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and flock — through sensation, impulse, and pattern rather than labels or diagnosis.
This resource is designed to be read slowly and returned to when something feels familiar. It centers awareness, agency, and nervous-system understanding without pressure to change or “fix” anything.
What’s included:
- A written guide explaining each trauma response in clear, grounded language
- Reflections on how these patterns show up through felt sense
- Notes on unmet needs beneath each response
- A set of visual trauma-response graphics for easy reference and recognition
There are no worksheets, prompts, or step-by-step instructions — just language and visuals meant to support noticing, understanding, and self-connection.
This product is delivered as a downloadable ZIP file containing the guide and graphics.
For educational and reflective use only. This resource is not a substitute for therapy or professional care.
Understanding Trauma Responses
This product and all included materials are © 2026 Compassion Sense Therapy. All rights reserved.
Purchasing this product grants you a personal, non-transferable license to use the materials for your own reference, learning, or personal growth. You may download, print, and store copies for your own use.
You may not share, reproduce, distribute, resell, or modify these materials for commercial or public use, including posting them online, sharing them in groups, or incorporating them into other products or trainings, without written permission from Compassion Sense Therapy.
The content in this guide is provided for educational and reflective purposes only and is not intended to replace therapy, medical care, or professional mental health services.
If you have questions about usage, licensing, or permissions, please contact Compassion Sense Therapy.