Sometimes we have to deal with dire situations on our own, and this can be made better or worse by our expectations and the stories we tell ourselves. In this episode I think out loud about the power of being a passenger, how passivity be leveraged to create resilience, and how poison (at the correct dosage) may create resilience. With reference to the "furious martial plant" Bryony (Bryonia dioica).
Useful refs:
Bryony as an adaptogen (1997 journal article) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233804056_Plant_adaptogens_II_Bryonia_as_an_adaptogen
Bryony in traditional medicine in Europe (2019 journal article)
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