Poet | Founder, Poetic Mind Lab | Neuroplasticity Coach, re-origin | Human (probably) Instagram: @PoeticMindLab We need each other to survive. What's in Your Purse project: An exploration of womens' identities explored through the lens of the purse. DM to particiapte. Allostatic load is the cumulative biological wear and tear caused by chronic stressors. High allostatic load is a state of chronic system overload. Low allostatic load is a state of successful prevention. By safeguarding the body’s ability to regulate stress, it protects long-term wellbeing and quality of life. On the surface, this looks like snapping less at a micro-managing boss or pulling out patience for macro-melting-down children. Getting deeper, it is preservation of the brain’s structural integrity. It is nervous system resilience. It is prevention of long-term neurobiological damage that often leads to poorer emotional, mental, and physical health. Strong social support is a key driver of low allostatic load even in the presence of risk factors such as lower income levels and less access to healthy foods and green spaces. I don’t have a magic wand. I have poetry. Cobbled together with creative first, research backed methods I facilitate informal groups for gentle self-seeing© and soft-socializing, all while creating original poetry. The next (virtual) Poetic Mind Lab is May 6 at 9pm EST. Come as you are; it's the only way it works.