Your body has been keeping score. It’s time to find out what it’s been counting.
What if the stress you’ve been carrying for years is doing more than exhausting you? It is aging you. In this episode, Laura sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Natasha Manning-Gibbs to unpack the science of weathering, the biological process by which chronic stress from racism, workplace pressure, and everyday micro-aggressions accelerates aging at the cellular level in Black women. This is not a conversation about burnout or self-care routines. This is about what is actually happening inside your body, why traditional wellness advice falls short, and the practical tools to begin regulating your nervous system starting this week.
Dr. Natasha Manning-Gibbs is a licensed psychologist with over a decade of experience helping individuals manage stress and emotional well-being. Her guided journal, Stress Less or Die, is rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy and gives you the tools to uncover the thought patterns fueling your stress, reframe your mindset, and build lasting emotional resilience.
Through stress relief strategies, guided reflection prompts, and practical exercises, it moves you beyond awareness into real, lasting change so you can reclaim your calm and live with greater clarity and balance.
