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

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🎧 Listen to Part 1: 👉 Living in the Red Zone: Dr. Libby Weaver on Stress, Health & Breaking the Busy Cycle

Why constant fight-or-flight is damaging your body — and how to break free.

Are you constantly “on,” overwhelmed, or running on adrenaline? In this episode of Call Me Katie, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Katie Stirling sits down with nutritional biochemist and bestselling author Dr. Libby Weaver to explore what it really means to live in the red zone — and how to break the cycle.

You’ll learn:

- Signs you’re living in fight-or-flight - The hidden toll on digestion, hormones & mood - Dr. Libby’s Rushing Woman Syndrome - What chronic stress looks like in men - How the invisible mental load impacts your nervous system - Practical strategies to calm your nervous system

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📚 Dr Libby's Links: – Dr. Libby’s website & supplements: https://www.drlibby.com

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– YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drlibby6300

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Are we over-labeling normal relationship struggles — and what actually separates a psychopath, a narcissist, and an avoidant partner?

Clinical and educational psychologist Dr. Maika Steinborn joins Dr. Katie Stirling to clarify the most confused terms online and offer a practical, compassionate lens you can use in real life.

In this episode: - Psychopath vs. Narcissist: Antisocial PD vs. NPD — motives, behaviors, and myths - Avoidant attachment vs. Avoidant PD: style vs. diagnosis (and why it matters) - The risks of mislabeling & stigma — how it blocks change - Can people with NPD change? What it requires - How to use psychology without weaponizing labels — focus on behaviors & repair

FREE Resources: • Stop Reactive Communication (Free Guide): https://stan.store/drkatiestirling/p/stop-reactive-communication--free-guide • 7 Steps to Effective Breaks (Free Guide): https://www.drkatiestirling.com/free-tool-deescalate-conflict

Guest: • Dr. Maika Steinborn — YouTube: @DrMaikaSteinborn | IG: @drmaikasteinborn

Connect with Dr. Katie: • Instagram: @drkatiestirling | Website: https://www.drkatiestirling.com | YouTube: Call Me Katie Podcast