Welcome to another episode of The Fitfull Futures Explorer. I’m Tom Meyers – osteopath, author of Futurize Yourself and The Futures Effect, and founder of The Reaset Approach.

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, someone on a personal healing journey, or simply curious about how the body truly works – this episode is for you. If you’re ready to understand health beyond symptoms and want to glimpse what the future of care might look like, you’re in the right place.

Today, I’m sharing insights from my latest article:  “Making Regulation Explicit in Osteopathic Thinking – and Beyond.” It’s more than a shift in clinical reasoning – it’s an invitation to explore how stress and dysregulation affect us all, and why regulation is emerging as the foundation of healing.

This episode offers powerful ideas that can reshape how you think about health – whether for your patients, yourself, or your loved ones. Just by tuning in, you’re already taking a step toward a more forward-thinking approach to care.

We’ll explore why regulation must stand alongside structure and function, and how A.T. Still’s original philosophy hinted at this very evolution. In a world where symptoms often appear without injury, staying anchored in old models could mean missing a vital opportunity.

So don’t miss out – this episode might just change how you view the body, stress, and healing.

Curious to learn more? Then sit back, take a deep breath, and join me for this AI Deep Dive. And if you’d like to explore the full article, click ⁠HERE

And for those who listen until the end – there’s a little something extra ;-)

P.S. Clarification from the Deep Dive

As this episode was created using NotebookLM, a few nuances may have been simplified, and there are two clarification errors I need to point out:

1. Dysautonomia (10:55)

   In the episode, dysautonomia is discussed in the conventional sense – as a dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). However, I want to challenge and expand this definition. Based on clinical experience and systems-thinking, I propose reframing dysautonomia as a dysfunction of the Extended Autonomic Regulatory System (EARS) – which includes the ANS, the Central Autonomic Network (CAN), the neuroendocrine system, and immune-inflammatory regulation. I’ll be publishing an article on this expanded view soon.

2. Inverted Pyramid Metaphor (12:45)

   There was a slip in the metaphor used to describe the clinical hierarchy of Regulation–Structure–Function. When a pyramid is flipped upside down, the tip becomes the base – not the widest part. In this metaphor, regulation sits at the tip (the foundation when inverted), supporting everything else. Structure and function follow above it, like layers building outward and upward. Regulation, though narrow in appearance, is central – it holds the balance point from which everything else can stabilise and emerge.

Thanks for listening with an open mind as these evolving concepts take shape.