Send us a textAre you doing everything right in your healing journey—but still feel stuck, shut down, or emotionally numb? In this breakthrough episode, Dr. Evette Rose reveals the hidden role of oxytocin, your body’s “safety and connection” chemical, and why unresolved trauma can block it from flowing—no matter how hard you’re trying to heal.You’ll discover:Why healing efforts stall when oxytocin is lowHow early life trauma hardwires your nervous system to brace for dangerThe paradox of craving love, but fearing closenessWhy vasopressin, not cortisol, may be keeping you stuckGentle ways to rebuild safety and restore oxytocin naturallyThis episode includes a soothing guided meditation to help you reconnect with the feeling of love, safety, and trust in your body—because you're not broken. You’re patterned. And those patterns can change.🌿 Affirmation of the Day: “I am rebuilding safety from the inside out.”With loveDr. Evette RoseWebsite: www.metaphysicalanatomy.comFree Masterclasses: www.matmasterclass.comEvents: https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/event_s/Books: https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/books-by-evette-rose/Book a Session: https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/session/ReferencesCarter, C. S. (2014). Oxytocin pathways and the evolution of human behavior. Annual Review of Psychology, 65, 17–39. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115110Champagne, F. A., & Meaney, M. J. (2007). Transgenerational effects of social environment on variations in maternal care and behavioral response to novelty. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121(6), 1353–1363. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.121.6.1353Heim, C., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2001). The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: Preclinical and clinical studies. Biological Psychiatry, 49(12), 1023–1039. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(01)01157-XMeyer-Lindenberg, A., Domes, G., Kirsch, P., & Heinrichs, M. (2011). Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: Social neuropeptides for translational medicine. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12(9), 524–538. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3044Porges, S. W. (2011). The polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation. W. W. Norton & Company.Uvnäs-Moberg, K., Handlin, L., Petersson, M., & Self, E. A. (2015). Oxytocin and cortisol: Social buffering of stress. Physiology & Behavior, 147, 164–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.039Walker, S. C., & McGlone, F. P. (2013). The social brain: Neurobiological basis of affiliative behaviours and psychological well-being. Neuropeptides, 47(6), 379–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2013.10.008Support the show

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