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S. Rolling

S. Rolling

California, USA
Chronic illness, trauma, and nervous system recovery resources. Lupus, RA, POTS, Intracranial Hypertension — sleep, movement, nutrition, and what it actually takes to keep a body going. Tools I wished I had 40 years ago. Free to read. Still Rolling.
19
Mar
Fieldcraft for the Feral Generation

Fieldcraft for the Feral Generation

We didn't get sick. We were wired for it. And nobody told us.
3 min read
16
Mar
Just Tomato Soup

Just Tomato Soup

Because Sometimes That's Enough
3 min read
16
Mar
Movement as Trail Provisions

Movement as Trail Provisions

Rebuilding Capacity Without Collapse
2 min read
15
Mar
Sleeping On Childhood Cortisol

Sleeping On Childhood Cortisol

What the sleep optimization space keeps missing about nervous systems shaped by trauma.
4 min read
13
Mar
Wicked Kraut, Curtido inspired ferment - Photo by S. Rolling

What's In My Jar

Fermentation, Autoimmunity, and the Cheapest Floor-Raiser I Know
3 min read
07
Mar
Adaptive Trailcraft: Post-Flare Skin Debt

Adaptive Trailcraft: Post-Flare Skin Debt

Two weeks of careful rebuilding. A shaded hike that felt easy. A setback that didn’t appear until hours later.
3 min read
01
Mar
February shoreline bloom at Point Pinole overlooking SF bay, Mount Tamalpais in the distance.

2026 Wildflower Gallery: February

Early Season Northern California Wildflower Bloom
2 min read
21
Feb
Sunset view from an East Bay trail looking across the bay toward the San Francisco skyline, warm light on the water, distant ridgeline fading into haze.

Aliveness at the Edge

A reflection on the film: The Life We Have
7 min read
21
Jan
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia after rain, water beading.

Before There Were Practices

Fieldcraft for a Body with Nowhere Safe to Land
5 min read
20
Jan
Early morning light breaking through a dark treeline, silhouetted pines against dawn sky

Adaptive Trailcraft: Hiking with RA & Lupus

Reading the Body Before the Trail
2 min read