Healing can feel like a loaded word for those disabled and navigating chronic health. Ongoing states of exhaustion and pain activate our nervous system, heighten isolation, and darken our mind and emotions. And, it can be overwhelming to find the energy and ability to build healing practices and routines. 

I'm not trying to ascend. I'm trying to root so deep the stars have to come down to find me.  - Rainier Wylde

I recently came across this quote by Rainier Wylde and it immediately resonated deeply. This is how I think of and approach healing. Healing and spirituality are so often thought of as ascending above something.

To truly witness the world, you have to root yourself deeply in the discipline of hope. It is not an easy practice. What we are witnessing in our communities and the world is a heavy and ongoing load. Especially when also being directly impacted. But rooting in hope can help us honor our full spectrum of emotions, while moving us to action.

There is a critical gap in how somatic healing and nervous system regulation are often framed in healing spaces. Many dominant models of trauma and nervous system care emphasize "too much." Too much stress, too much stimulation, too much overwhelm- bypassing what manifests as "not enough." Not enough safety, not enough rest, not enough recognition, resources, or rights.