Notes

One idea at a time.

Quiet reflections on nervous system regulation, sleep, sensory overload, and what it actually means to come back to baseline.

What Is Functional Freeze?

June 12, 2026

What Is Functional Freeze?

There's a version of shutdown nobody notices, including, for a long time, the person in it. From the outside, you're functioning. Possibly more than functioning: you show up, hi...

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Why Does Bedtime Take Two Hours?

June 3, 2026

Why Does Bedtime Take Two Hours?

Bedtime started at seven. It is now twenty past nine. There has been a drink of water, a second wee, a lost cuddly toy, a sudden urgent question about whether the sun will ever...

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