absence of a buffering caregiver. So think about the flip side of that for us adults. We can damage each other’s health by repeatedly activating the stress response, but we also have the power to heal ourselves and others biologically. Let me give you an example — any of y’all get the drug Pitocin when you were having your babies?” Heads nod. “Well, that same drug, oxytocin, is actually naturally produced by our bodies. It’s released in huge amounts during childbirth and it not only helps
