What if ‘fine’ isn’t the whole story?

By Christina Gamez, MSN, RN, BC-NC, HTCP | Health & Healing with Christina What if I told you there is a window into your nervous system that can tell you how well your body is adapting to stress? It's your Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and it may be one of the most important health markers you've never heard of. The good news? Unlike many things in health that feel outside of our control, HRV is something we can influence, starting with something we do more than 20,000 times every day. You...

On the heels of returning from a transformational retreat in Greece, I am feeling deeply grateful for having done the work. For over a decade, I have been learning and practicing the art of healing. I have turned inward and listened to the calling. When I’ve felt pulled or drawn toward something and it feels true, I’ve listened. And this listening has led me to explore places within that I never knew existed—connecting to depths within my soul that I didn’t even realize were accessible. This...