What if your most important health intervention isn't in a bottle — it's in the nervous system quality of your closest relationships? In this episode, Erica unpacks the biology behind why chronic relational stress — whether that's active conflict or the quiet ache of disconnection — is silently suppressing your immune system, fueling inflammation, and stealing your best energy.

We go deep on the Gottman Institute's research on conflict and immune function, Dr. John Cacioppo's landmark studies on loneliness as a biological threat, and the specific physical toll that each dysregulation pattern — the Bunker and the Seeker — takes on the body. This one is equal parts science and soul. Come ready to look at your health — and your relationships — differently.

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