Dr Ashleigh Moreland on Fawning, Nervous System Safety & Her Free Mental‑Health Home Bases

In this deeply insightful episode of Well, Hello Anxiety, Dr Jodi Richardson welcomes Dr Ashleigh Moreland, founder of the Remind Institute, to unpack the nervous system, fawning, functional freeze, and the hidden barriers families face when seeking mental‑health support. Drawing from her PhD in neuroplasticity and her own 20‑year journey with anxiety, Dr Ashleigh reveals why she created her groundbreaking - and completely free - online Home Bases, designed for parents, practitioners, teachers, and schools who need clear, compassionate, research‑grounded guidance.They explore:• The difference between fight, flight, freeze and the relational survival response of fawning• Why so many parents say “yes” after saying “no” six times• How childhood emotional experiences shape adult nervous‑system safety• Why understanding behaviour through a trauma‑informed lens changes everything• The cost, access and overwhelm families face in the current mental‑health system• How Dr Ashleigh’s Home Bases offer scripts, explanations, tools and neuroscience‑based strategies anyone can useExplore the free Home Bases here:• Anxiety Home Base: re-mind.ang.institute/anxiety• ADHD Home Base: re-mind.ang.institute/adhd• Perfectionism Home Base: re-mind.ang.institute/perfectionismJoin the free Facebook community Cycle Breakers, where all Home Bases are pinned and updated:facebook.com/groups/cyclebreakersDr Ashleigh also shares what’s coming next: Home Bases for PTSD, complex PTSD, depression, dissociation, addiction, parenting, relationships, leadership and entrepreneurship — all designed to make expert‑level mental‑health support accessible to everyone.A generous, practical and empowering conversation for anyone navigating anxiety, parenting challenges, or their own healing. Connect with Dr Jodi Richardson: https://linktr.ee/drjodirichardson?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabqDVAw_zhoG3IXGRhgjn-J14BFJy50ztJbCHywMfZobVH12nX1USMbisI_aem_QViUbKkXHlwbD3y4kGcvGQ Keep the conversations going — your donation helps fund and support future episodes: Donate hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.