Exhausted. Pre-cycle. Jared barely home. Desk for three days straight. This is what heavy actually looks like.

And yet.

There are these tiny moments. A cuddle at 3am. A blanket my Nana made that's been with me through every hospital admission. A sunset. A rainbow. Moments so small you'd miss them if you weren't looking.

They're called glimmers. And they might be the most important thing nobody is talking about.

This week I'm sharing what glimmers are, why they matter for your nervous system, and how I've been collecting them for six years without even knowing there was a word for it.

If you're deep in the mess right now, this one is for you.

In this episode:

• What a glimmer actually is and why it's the opposite of a trigger
• Why our nervous systems are more familiar with danger than safety
• The blanket I've slept with since my first hospitalisation and why I don't care who knows it
• What coming off medication has done to my thoughts and how I'm navigating that
• Why the tiny moments are not small at all

The book that started this conversation:Glimmers by Nadia Narain and Katia Narain PhillipsISBN 9780241739426Highly recommend.

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