Hypomania is a state below full-blown mania that feels like the drug from the movie "Limitless," where you are euphoric and highly effective but are exhausting your nervous system, leading to an inevitable crash.

Trauma is often not what you experience as much as what you don't experience, such as the absence of protection that creates an internal story of not mattering.

True compassion is difficult because it must be omnidirectional, extending not just to those below you, but also to those you perceive as above you who may have deep internal struggles.

Instead of avoiding what triggers you, you should embrace them as your most powerful internal compass because they point directly to what is unresolved and needs healing.

A true challenge, or "misogi," is something that genuinely scares you; for an accomplished ultra-runner, this might not be another race but rather sitting still for six months.

It is possible to learn how to articulate trauma in a way that hijacks connection and manipulates others, essentially leveraging your trauma to try and fix your trauma.

There is a direct scientific link between being at high altitude and experiencing higher rates of depression and suicide.

The popular idea that connection is the opposite of addiction is reductive because for a true addict, simply being surrounded by people is often not enough to solve the core malfunction.