Healing Isn’t the Absence of Stress: What Our Farm’s Ecosystem Taught Me About the Nervous System

When we moved to our farm six years ago, the land was completely depleted — compacted soil, dying grass, and no signs of life. But as the ecosystem regenerated, something fascinating happened: prey returned, then predators, and eventually balance. In this post, I explore how this regeneration mirrors the nervous system’s healing process. Just like land, we don’t heal by eliminating stress — we heal by restoring balance, diversity, and capacity.