What Is the Mind-Body Connection in Healing?

The mind-body connection has moved from alternative medicine philosophy into mainstream science over the past few decades. The field of psychoneuroimmunology — the study of how psychological states affect the nervous system and immune function — has produced robust...

How Does Stress Affect the Body Physically?

Stress gets talked about as though it’s primarily a mental or emotional experience — something you feel. But stress is fundamentally a physiological event, and its physical effects on the body are extensive, well-documented, and significant. Understanding what...

Holistic Approaches to Managing Endometriosis Pain

Pain management is one of the central challenges of living with endometriosis. Conventional options — NSAIDs, hormonal treatment, surgery — have significant limitations and side effects, and many women find they’re managing pain inadequately or facing a choice...

What Is Energy Healing and Does It Work?

Energy healing is one of those terms that means different things in different contexts, and that carries a lot of baggage — some people find it immediately meaningful, others find it immediately scepticism-inducing. I want to give you an honest account of what it...

What Is Somatic Healing?

Somatic healing is an approach to health and therapy that takes the body as its primary starting point. The word “somatic” comes from the Greek “soma,” meaning body — and somatic approaches are based on the understanding that the body carries...