Chronic Stress, Cortisol, and Burnout | Full Episode With Dr. Aimee Duffy Drops Thursday #podcast
19 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A podcast episode (YouTube) hosted/created by Robert Whitfield MD discussing chronic stress, cortisol dynamics, and burnout. In the provided excerpt the speaker explains that frequent modern stressors (driving, traffic, texts, work) repeatedly trigger adrenaline and cortisol; over time the adrenals become depleted, leading paradoxically to lower measured cortisol levels and a state akin to being unable to mount a fight-or-flight response — illustrated via a prehistoric 'stay in the cave' analogy.










