"How did the laundry pile up and take up the entire room? Where is my bed?"

When devastating loss hits, your brain registers emotional trauma as a severe physical threat. Your prefrontal cortex shuts down, your routine goes offline, and you are forced into autopilot—strictly to keep you alive.

In my very first piece for Unmoving Carcass, I dive into the heavy, frozen neurobiology of survival mode, and what it takes to finally feel the rush of hot water and realize you can breathe again.

Read the full essay here: