- Disorders of gut-brain interaction surged 44% since COVID-19. - IBS ↑ 28%, functional dyspepsia ↑ 44%. - Long COVID patients: higher rates + worse anxiety, depression, quality of life. 👉 Stress and lifestyle disruption rewired how gut + nervous system communicate. Takeaway: Don’t dismiss gut issues as “just stress.”Managing stress, sleep, and anxiety can improve digestion — and vice versa.

You are making it through the week, and you showed up again today. Whether yesterday was smooth or rocky, you processed it, learned, and came back. That’s not small. That’s choosing life, one day at a time. Take 10 seconds right now: What’s one small way you showed up this week that your younger self would be proud of? Drop it below and lets show our nervous systems that we rock 🤘

Ever been in a room full of people who care about you, but still felt completely alone? It’s not that their love isn’t enough. It’s often that you’re showing up as the version you think they need… instead of the real you. That distance creates loneliness, even with the closest people. Next time it happens, ask: “What part of myself am I hiding right now?” Sometimes connection means letting people see you messy, raw, and unpolished.

Most of us can trace our struggles back to one repeating pattern that keeps showing up in different forms. What’s one pattern you’ve noticed in yourself, maybe in relationships, habits, or even how you respond to stress, that you’d love to finally break? (No pressure to go deep if you don’t want to. Even a small example can spark ideas for others.)

Think back: who did you have to become to stay safe in your childhood home? Quiet? Funny? Perfect? Invisible? That identity kept you alive then. But now it might be blocking the freedom you want. Write a short reflection here. Naming it is the first step in letting it go.