Being kind to the nervous system
The push and shove of pandemics, vaccine roll-outs, and government mandates is unsettling. Even when things vaguely seem to be going on as normal, somewhere in our bellies and in our limbic systems, there is recognition of a loss of certainty and control over our lives. This is not always entirely conscious. This is typically an autonomic nervous system response: it threatens to throw us into fight, flight or freeze mode more easily and quickly than we realise.