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Stress Adaptation
What if the ways we react to stress began before we were old enough to understand what stress was? In this episode, we explore how family history, early experiences, and the body’s own survival responses can shape the patterns we carry. Understanding stress adaptation isn’t about blaming our ancestors—or assuming we’re destined to repeat their struggles. It’s about noticing how a once-useful response may still be influencing life today.
First, stress adaptation is the body and mind adjusting to demands or danger. A racing heart, tense muscles, or urge to fight, flee, freeze, or seek…
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