The Emotional Affair Starts Before You Notice — 5 Steps to Stop It

Podcast: The Dr. Leaf Show · Dr. Caroline Leaf

Opublikowano: 2026-04-22

Nearly half of people in committed relationships admit they've had feelings for someone else. A 2024 meta-analysis found that over 70% consider an emotional affair as painful — or more painful — than a physical one. So why does it still feel harmless in the moment? In this episode, Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks down the neuroscience of emotional affairs: why intimacy builds in the brain long before anything physical happens, why secrecy runs on the same chemistry as addiction, and how to use her 5-step Neurocycle practice to rebuild what she calls "intimacy integrity." You...