Watch: Samantha's Podcast on Stress and Trauma: Fight, Flight or Freeze!

May 10, 2024, 10:46 IST

Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently caused a stir on social media after a morphed picture of hers went viral, but the actress proved to be untouched by the defaming act.

Samantha and her battle against Myositis pushed her to create a podcast series called “Take 20” after her year-long break from films. On this podcast, Sam, along with her friend and mental health coach Alkesh Shatori, focuses on mental health and emotional intelligence.

In the recent podcast, the duo talked about human defence mechanisms: Fight, flight, and freeze. They discuss how humans use different defence mechanisms for various situations.

The podcast highlighted how one can shift one's mindset from a state of panic to problem-solving in times of peril by recognizing our negative emotions. Alkesh later mentions that Freeze is one mechanism that is put to work when we are overcome by a traumatic experience, while flight and fight occur when we face a much more tangible problem.

The Rangasthalam actress aims for her podcast to create awareness for mental health and promote an open forum to discuss the same."