03/13/2026
There’s something no one really prepares you for after crisis.
The crash.
When the adrenaline finally fades…
when the cortisol that kept you moving for days straight starts to drop…
your nervous system realizes what just happened.
Your body shakes.
You feel exhausted in a way that sleep alone can’t fix.
Sometimes the tears come out of nowhere.
It’s your nervous system trying to come back down after running in survival mode.
Sitting here holding Freddy’s tiny hand, watching monitors and tubes that none of us ever expected, I’ve felt that wave more than once this week.
And in a way I never hoped to test firsthand, my work has prepared me for this moment.
Every day in my practice I talk with parents about nervous system regulation — how our bodies respond to stress, how babies process birth and illness, how connection, touch, breath, and support help bring us back toward balance.
This week I’ve been living it.
Freddy has been adjusted by me, and I even asked if a DO could come in to offer some OMM while he was still hooked up to all those tubes. Because when your baby is going through something hard, you want every safe tool available to help their little body recover.
And I also have to say — thank goodness for modern medicine.
The doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and all the technology keeping him safe are the reason we’re able to sit here holding him.
This is what real healthcare can look like.
Allopathic medicine doing what it does best in critical moments.
Complementary care supporting the nervous system, recovery, and regulation alongside it.
Not competition.
Collaboration.
I’m so grateful my work has given me the knowledge to support my own baby through this — as his mom, but also as someone who understands how resilient the body can be when it’s supported well.
And if this experience has reminded me of anything, it’s this:
The nervous system matters.
Connection matters.
Support matters.
For babies.
For mothers.
For families.
And today, I’m just very grateful to be holding his hand 🤍
