You are an ecosystem, not a machine.
Health is Rooted in Connection
Wellness means building deep connection to our community, ourselves, and the natural world. We’re shaped by the air we breathe, the people we love, and the land beneath our feet.
2. Ecological Health is Human Health
You might not walk around thinking of yourself as an ecosystem, but we are always in relationship with the world beyond our skin.
You don’t just live in nature. You are nature.
The the health of our waterways and soil and systems, the air we breathe, the products we buy, the relationships we nurture: this all becomes part of our personal ecosystem. Showing up in our lungs, our blood, our moods.
3. Wellness Belongs to Everyone
True wellness is something we do together. Collectively. The truth is, we do better when we’re cared for, and when we care for others.
Some of my patients have been trying to heal in food deserts and heat islands, in housing that’s not safe and systems that don’t listen. Health should not be determined by your zip code, but often it is.
That’s why regenerative principles for healthy environments need to be baked into our neighborhoods, our policies, and our everyday lives.
And why we need to get to know our neighbors.
4. Regenerative Principles for Health
What heals the land heals the body. What heals the body heals the land.
Regenerative principles - slowness, reciprocity, rest, diversity, nourishment - aren’t just good for the planet. They’re good for us too.
In the body, regeneration looks like sleep, nourishment, connection, movement and recovery.
In the soil, regeneration looks like this: the soil feeds the roots, the roots feed the plant, the plant feeds the people—and the scraps return to the soil to start the cycle again. In communities, it looks like shared care, access, and systems that replenish rather than extract.
How can we create the conditions for health?
How can we leave things better off then when we found them, for ourselves and for our the places and people we love.