Have you ever noticed that on the days when your body feels heavy, tired, or out of balance… your emotions feel the same way? There’s a reason for that. In this episode of Breaking Free from Within, Prairie Francia — SUD Counselor, Recovery Coach, and creator of the Empowered Recovery Curriculum — explores the powerful and often overlooked connection between your physical health and your emotional resilience.

Through story, science, and embodied insight, Prairie explains how recovery is not just a mental process — it is a full-body transformation. Drawing from the research of Dr. Stephen Porges (Polyvagal Theory), the National Institute of Mental Health, and studies published in JAMA Psychiatry, she breaks down how inflammation, blood sugar imbalance, sleep, nutrition, and nervous system states directly influence cravings, anxiety, impulse  ...