28/01/2026
Most fish don’t know what water is.
When you live inside the same environment for long enough, it becomes invisible.�Yet it quietly shapes how you think, feel, and function.
This feels especially relevant when we look at the rise in cognitive decline, brain fog, and mental fatigue — not just in older age, but increasingly earlier in life.
The brain doesn’t decline in isolation.�It declines within the conditions the nervous system is living in - as does all aspects of our functioning and health.
Chronic stress, poor sleep, constant stimulation, inflammation, metabolic strain, and unresolved stress responses all change how the brain functions over time.
Supporting cognition isn’t about pushing the brain harder.�It’s about changing the conditions the system is operating within.
When the nervous system feels supported, clarity often follows.
This is the lens I work from and what I’ll be exploring in my upcoming free workshop, Creating the Optimal Conditions for Healing.
Because once we understand the water we’re swimming in, we can begin to change it.
You can register for this free workshop - https://innerharmonywithstiana.com/creating-the-optimal-conditions-for-healing-workshop/
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