Nervous System Trauma

Did you now that the largest of our 12 cranial nerves is the vagus nerve? Did you also know that this autonomic-nervous-system related nerve, if stimulated in the right way, can reduce our body pain stress, inflammation, trauma, depression and abdominal plains? If you never heard about vagus nerves, which are usually referred to in the singular, they are the longest and maybe the most important autonomic nerves in human body. Approximately 80 percent of its nerve fibers drive information from the body to the brain.

Did you know your body has a “chill-out” button? The vagus nerve plays an important role in the gut-brain axis, which affects your mood and has been implicated in the development of depression, anxiety, and chronic stress.

You were never meant to move this fast. In a world built for urgency, hustle, and high-speed everything, The Politics of Pace offers a radical alternative: what if slowing down is not failure—but freedom? This isn't just another productivity book wrapped in softer language. It's a deeply thoughtful, trauma-informed exploration of how modern systems—capitalism, online culture, leadership, and even self-help—train us to equate our value with how quickly we move. And what happens when we refuse. Through twelve grounded, expansive chapters and one deeply personal letter, August Reed ...

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