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S. Rolling

S. Rolling

California, USA
Living with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and POTS. Writing about nervous system regulation, outdoor life, and what I've learned while trying to build a life inside chronic illness. Sharing the tools I wish I'd had 40 years ago.
16
Mar
Just Tomato Soup

Just Tomato Soup

Because Sometimes That's Enough
3 min read
16
Mar
Twenty-Five Yards Down

Twenty-Five Yards Down

What a Blown Knee Taught Me About Rebuilding Slow
4 min read
15
Mar
Sleeping On Childhood Cortisol

Sleeping On Childhood Cortisol

What sleep optimization content misses about trauma-shaped nervous systems.
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
Post-Flare Skin Debt

Post-Flare Skin Debt

Two weeks of careful rebuilding. A shaded hike that felt easy. A setback that didn’t appear until hours later.
4 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
3 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
6 min read
19
Feb
She Got There First

She Got There First

On rescue, parallel collapse, and what she knew before I did.
5 min read
21
Jan
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia after rain, water beading.

Here Comes The Rain Again

Falling on my head like a...
5 min read
20
Jan
Early morning light breaking through a dark treeline, silhouetted pines against dawn sky

Hiking with RA & Lupus

Reading the Body Before the Trail
3 min read