In 2026, a regulated nervous system is like a pot of gold. Something we're told (by some 1.2 million Instagram posts) exists at the end of the rainbow, but which, as far as I can tell, not many of us have found.
The conversation surrounding it, at least the one presented on social media, leaves me conflicted. On one hand, many of us are overstimulated. Chronically connected. Subject to incessant notifications literally designed to activate our stress response.