There’s this quiet expectation most of us carry when we begin healing… That it should look like progress. That once we “work through something,” it won’t come back. That each step forward means we’re leaving…

A few weeks after my surgery, once I was feeling well enough to resume normal activities, I reached out to a close friend and neighbor to arrange a visit. Each time we planned to meet, she would cancel at the […]

The vagus nerve is one of the most powerful and influential nerves in the human body. Often called the “communication superhighway” between the brain and the body, it touches nearly every major organ system.…