Tag: chronic illness

We spend a great deal of time trying to understand the body, often through the lens of what we’ve been taught about disease, symptoms, and treatment. But perhaps we’ve been looking at things from the wrong direction. What if many of the things we regard as problems are actually expressions of the body’s ongoing efforts to restore itself? And what if understanding those responses requires a little less intervention and a little more observation? Exploring the work of Lies are Unbekoming and the historical principle attributed to Constantine Hering, we consider the relationship between suppression and healing, the remarkable intelligence of the organism, and the importance of understanding our own individual stories.