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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.
20
Jan
Low angle view of a flat trail covered in fall leaves, mid-morning light filtering through trees

Hiking with POTS

When pulse spikes, balance wavers and standing becomes uncertain.
3 min read
15
Jan
Re-Entry After Flare

Re-Entry After Flare

When Intracranial Hypertension Shows Up Mid-Climb
4 min read
14
Jan
Pre-Storm SF Bay Surf

Pre-Storm SF Bay Surf

Video Field Recording: Ambient wave and beach sounds
1 min read
04
Jan
Fall Creek Morning Glow

Fall Creek Morning Glow

Video Field Recording: Natural creek and forest sounds
1 min read
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
Gentle Downstream Creek

Gentle Downstream Creek

Video Field Recording: Ambient creeks an forest sounds
1 min read
28
Dec
Post-Rain SF Bay Surf

Post-Rain SF Bay Surf

Video Field Recording: Ambient wave and nature sounds
1 min read
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
Misty Creek at Dawn

Misty Creek at Dawn

Video Field Recording: Ambient creek and forest sounds
1 min read
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