On family, love, sex, solitude, boundaries, and the lovely freedom of changing your mind. I've been thinking a lot lately. About family. Relationships. Being alone. Sex. Travel. Love. The world we live in, how much it has changed, and how much I have changed right along with it. And I keep coming back to one thought: I am not the same woman I was two years ago. Much less five, ten, fifteen, or twenty years ago. And thank goodness for that. Of course, there are parts of me tha

By now, we’ve talked about bowel movements, the gut microbiome, cravings, and why some of us feel more at peace with fewer choices than constant negotiation. It may seem like a long way from digestion to love — but the body doesn’t think in silos. The same systems that govern hunger, stress, and regulation also shape how we attach, hope, wait, and let go. The gut has been teaching us about relationships all along. Loop-starters exist beyond food In earlier posts, we explored