Category: Know Your Body
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RealTalk/H&W|What Surgery Fixes — and What Healing Still Needs
Surgery can fix what’s broken — but healing doesn’t stop there. Through lived experience, patient conversations, and listening to my own body, I’ve learned how breath, warmth, gentle movement, and a calm nervous system play a powerful role in recovery. This isn’t about choosing one over the other. It’s about honoring both. Because when we…
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H&W|Learning More About My Tie To My Japanese Heritage
The older I get, the more I realize my body remembered things I didn’t yet have language for. From warmth and gentle movement to creating space and softening tension, this week’s Health & Wellness reflection honors Japanese wisdom, heritage, and the quiet ways we learn to care for ourselves—one intentional moment at a time. Sometimes…
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H&W|Supporting Your Body on Tired Days
Not every day begins with rest and energy. On tired days, wellness looks like listening to your body and offering it kindness instead of pressure.
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H&W|The Vagus Nerve
When your body finally feels safe, healing begins. Today we’re talking about the vagus nerve — the powerful mind-body connector that helps calm your system, ease pain, and support true restoration. Learning your body is part of learning how to care for it.
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H&W|How to Keep Yourself Safe From Injury as You Age
Aging doesn’t mean slowing down — it means moving smarter. A few small changes can help protect your body, your independence, and your peace. Let’s talk about staying safe, steady, and supported.
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RealTalk|Not Every Accommodation Is Laziness
Not every accommodation is about doing less. Some are about surviving, staying effective, and protecting your health. That’s not laziness — that’s self-care.
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H&W|Our Brain Is Processing
Ever feel like your mind is tired — not broken, just tired? What if forgetting isn’t failure, but your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do? This Wednesday Health & Wellness reflection reframes memory, brain fog, and mental fatigue with compassion — and reminds us that our minds are built to process life,…
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