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Who remembers the Monkees?

Peter Tork reading Autobiography of a Yogi

Seeing this photo I vaguely remembered the TV show and some of their hit songs from my childhood, but what a surprise to see Peter Tork reading the Autobiography (and yes, I had to do a little research to figure out which one he was).

It made more sense once I read this quote which was in Wikipedia:
Dolenz reflected on Tork’s departure, saying, “Three of us more or less play ourselves in the series. The odd one out is Peter Tork. Offstage he’s a real serious guy who thinks a lot about things like religion and problems in the world.

Interesting, eh?

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Learning to love my nervous system

My first hint regarding the issue of dysregulation and the importance of a regulated nervous system came in 2022 when I was working with Dr. Suhaila, my naturopathic oncologist.

I was surprised by her extremely strong reaction when I shared a story of a childhood trauma (it was nothing earth-shattering and no one intentionally harmed me; it was simply an accidental experience that left me scared and shocked).

It had never occurred to me that my eight-year-old self wasn’t perfectly okay immediately afterwards or that there was something someone could have done to help me cope with the stress of the experience.

Now I feel like I’m passing through a portal into a whole new awareness of — and learning about — my nervous system.

Fascinating!