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    Learn practical strategies to respond with confidence when someone puts you down, avoiding the freeze response and finding the middle path between passivity and aggression.

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    Standing your ground doesn't mean being mean or aggressive; it's about learning how to respond with confidence when someone puts you down, without escalating the situation or compromising your values.

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    1

    Finding Your Comeback Confidence

    0:00
    0:12
    0:22
    0:33
    0:45
    0:56
    2

    The Brain Science Behind Your Freeze Response

    1:11
    1:22
    1:41
    1:46
    2:06
    2:17
    2:32
    2:40
    3

    Reframing the Insult Game

    2:48
    2:58
    2:58
    3:15
    1:46
    3:37
    3:48
    4:01
    4:08
    4

    The Art of the Confident Response

    4:14
    4:25
    4:36
    4:38
    4:53
    2:17
    5:08
    5:12
    5:24
    4:08
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    Building Your Confidence Foundation

    5:34
    5:44
    1:46
    6:02
    6:03
    6:18
    1:46
    6:39
    2:40
    6:53
    6:59
    6

    Practice Makes Confident

    7:01
    7:08
    7:21
    7:23
    7:36
    4:08
    7:52
    7:54
    8:08
    2:40
    8:24
    3:48
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    Your Personal Action Plan

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    2:17
    9:21
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    Standing Tall in Your Truth

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