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Your Relationship Isn't Broken — It's Under Stress
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Let me tell you about a woman I'll call Renata. She's 39, Brazilian-American, runs a small couples therapy practice in the suburbs. Dark curly hair half-up with a tortoiseshell clip that's always sliding. Married to Marco for twelve years, two kids, ages nine and six. When she sat down across from m...
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- Allostatic load from chronic stress depletes the prefrontal cortex resources needed for empathy, patience, and perspective-taking
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