There's a nerve that does more to settle your body than anything you can think your way to. Here's what the vagus nerve does, and how skilled massage helps it do its job.

Your nervous system doesn't know the difference between a deadline and a threat — it responds to both the same way. Clinical massage therapist Joanna Rennie explains why sustained stress becomes a physical baseline, what regulation actually means, and why skilled bodywork creates change that rest alone cannot.