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. Still Rolling.
03
Jan
single track vanishing into low fog covered hills

Fog-Walk Between Worlds

I didn't find clarity. I found the next step.
1 min read
29
Dec

Close Creek Flow (video)

Gentle Downstream Drift
28
Dec

SF Bay Surf (video)

Post-Rain Morning Light
28
Dec
Fog lifting over rolling green hills, revealing layers of terrain emerging from mist under soft gray skies.

On Arrival: Without A Map

Clarity didn't arrive as certainty. It arrived as capacity.
2 min read
27
Dec

Dawn Creek Flow (video)

Misty Morning Riffles
15
Dec
Moving Without a Goal

Moving Without a Goal

Sometimes the point is just to feel the body alive.
12
Dec
Oak tree with large hollow opening in trunk, surrounded by spreading canopy and moss-covered. bark,

What The Body Remembers

When listening became the way through.
4 min read
10
Dec
Root Work: Healing That Starts Below the Surface

Root Work: Healing That Starts Below the Surface

Healing isn’t about wholeness. Returning to a body that remembers.
5 min read
22
Nov
narrow trail in woods shaded soft light

Short Loop Wins

Some days, the quarter mile is the whole victory.
1 min read
13
Nov
New sprout emerging from forest floor, trees in background

Letting the Soil Rest: When Growth Needs Stillness

After long seasons of effort, the earth slows itself. Leaves fall. Rivers thin. We need these inward seasons too. Rest isn't retreat, it's repair.
1 min read