How Stress Kills Connection: Dr. Libby Weaver on Nervous System Tools for Your Relationship (Part 2)
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Can stress quietly erode your connection, intimacy, and presence with the people you love most?
In this powerful Part 2, Dr. Libby Weaver — bestselling author, nutritional biochemist, and creator of The Invisible Load — joins Dr. Katie Stirling to explore how chronic stress impacts our relationships, libido, and nervous system health.
Together, they unpack what happens when we live in a constant fight–flight–freeze state and share the practical, evidence-based tools to help you calm your body and reconnect with what matters most.
In this episode:
• How stress hijacks presence and emotional intimacy
• Why resentment — not just hormones — kills libido
• What the fight–flight–freeze response looks like in relationships
• How nutrition, iron, and gut health affect your mood and stress resilience
• Simple nervous system resets you can use every day
• Three small lifestyle shifts to move from the red zone to calm
🔗 Dr Libby Links:
• Website: www.drlibby.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlibby/
• Dr Libby's Bio Blends: https://www.bioblends.com/
✨ Dr Katie Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkatiestirling/
Website: www.drkatiestirling.com
YouTube: Call Me Katie Podcast
🎧 Listen to Part 1:
👉 Living in the Red Zone: Dr. Libby Weaver on Stress, Health & Breaking the Busy Cycle
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