The Vagus Nerve vs. The Sympathetic Nervous System: Are We Missing the Point?

Everyone’s obsessed with vagal tone—cold plunges, breathwork, yoga—all in the name of relaxation. But what if the real issue isn’t calming down, but strengthening up? If your fight-or-flight system is weak and overreactive, no amount of deep breathing will save you from spiraling the moment life gets stressful.

Resilience isn’t about escaping into a parasympathetic bliss coma—it’s about building a nervous system that can handle intensity without breaking. Want to stop seesawing between burnout and collapse? Train your mind. Train your body. Train your attention.

Because true freedom isn’t about shutting down stress—it’s about standing steady in the storm. 🌿 Read more.

Grounding has become a buzzword in wellness spaces, but is it just a temporary fix when we feel ungrounded most of the time? This blog explores how we can rediscover a reimagined ground of our being so we don’t need this constant reminder to “get grounded.” Plus, seven actionable ways to embody this deeper ground.

Read more to step off the see-saw of “grounded” versus “ungrounded” and into the stability that’s already yours.

What if speech wasn’t just words but a felt experience, a sense, like touch or taste? Inspired by Philip Shepherd’s Radical Wholeness and the Anlo-Ewe culture, this post explores how embodied speech can deepen connection in a disconnected world.