Are you feeling stressed out more often than feels normal? Let’s hear from our guest and therapist Carolanne Marcantonio who offers some explanation for what’s happening in your brain and body when you feel like you’re running from big game hunters, and want to anxiety-poop, or cry.

3:00 meet your punk guest

6:00 career advice from Dr. Ruth!

9:00 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn

12:00 stomach problems

15:00 ladders of inference

18:00 more examples

22:00 tips to ground yourself

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28:00 shake it off, literally

33:00 thesystemsthinker.com

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42:00 can your partner work with you?

45:00 real vs perceived threat

48:00 ChatGPT sucks, why?

50:00 book recommendations

55:00 more book recs!

59:00 sex tips!

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