Why We Survive the Way We Do: The Emotional Logic of Coping, Explained Through the SRTI Framework

By A. Gaete

Why do you keep falling into the same patterns, even after all the work you've done?

Maybe you go silent in conflict when you wish you could speak. Maybe you keep giving until you're emptied out. Maybe friendships tilt unevenly, or creativity slips away just when you need it most.

You've been told to push harder, stay positive, or hold it all together. But what if the patterns aren't failures at all? What if they're survival-your nervous system quietly carrying what once kept you safe?

Why We Survive the Way We Do offers language for those hidden reflexes. It doesn't ask you to fight them, erase them, or pretend they were never there. It shows how to notice them, honor them, and begin to move with more choice than you had before.

This book is not about becoming someone else. It's about recognizing the intelligence in what got you here and learning how to live in ways that no longer cost you so much.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNLPW8S1
• ISBN13: 9798218733292
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: House of Toto
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"