Episode Title: Breaking Free: Overcoming Numbing-Out Behaviors

Podcast: Breaking Free from Within

Host: Prairie Francia

Website: alignmentwithprairieyana.com

Summary:

In this episode, Prairie Francia explores the reasons we engage in numbing behaviors—like emotional eating, social media scrolling, or staying “busy” to avoid our emotions. She explains how numbing is a learned survival strategy and shares practical steps to break the cycle. Listeners will learn how to shift from avoidance to self-awareness and adopt nurturing behaviors that support true healing.

Keynotes:

• What numbing behaviors are and why we use them.

• The emotional and psychological roots of numbing.

• How to identify triggers and paus ...