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Stressed Out and Touched Out? The Nervous System Secrets to Wanting Sex Again

Stressed Out and Touched Out? The Nervous System Secrets to Wanting Sex Again

Update: 2025-10-07
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Today we are going deeper into how your stress impacts your relationship, and your intimacy, and what to do about it. We have a special guest interview this week on the podcast with Naturopath Heather Drummond whose speciality is the nervous system. 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction & Guest Welcome
3:59 - Heather's Background & Nervous System Work
6:43 - Nervous System Responses in Relationships
9:11 - Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Explained
15:52 - Codependency, Autonomy, and Relationship Dynamics
25:33 - Tools & Tips for Stress, Sex, and Self-Care
51:52 - Wrap-Up, Resources, and Final Thoughts

Whether you're stuck in the avoidance merry-go-round or just craving more ease in your intimacy, this episode gives you practical tools to notice stress responses and shift back into connection.

 Heather Drummond is the founder of Healing Vitality and the creator of Intuitive Energy Resets, a unique approach that helps people restore balance to their nervous systems, release energetic patterns, and reconnect with their authentic vitality. With a multidisciplinary background spanning nutrition, supplementation, emotional health, and energetic awareness, Heather brings a whole-person approach to healing. She supports clients who are navigating stress, burnout, hormonal shifts, and chronic imbalances, guiding them toward greater regulation, resilience, and empowerment. Known for her intuitive insight and grounded presence, Heather's work bridges science and soul, making nervous system healing accessible, practical, and deeply transformative.  

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Stressed Out and Touched Out? The Nervous System Secrets to Wanting Sex Again

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