“Latches”

You’ll be hearing this word a lot more in 2026 / 2027

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My origin story for humanity: the particular cognitive capacities of modern humans came from being able to flex (and latch) our vasomuscular system in more areas, with greater precision &amp; integration, and with greater strength &amp; duration than other animals

The vasomuscular

Thinking about trauma &amp; latches — I think there are several different kinds of ‘shapes’ that can get stuck (latched) in our nervous systems, but I think most of them at least rhyme with this:

You’re out on a walk in the jungle with your friends, and you step on a snake. It bites

Michael Edward Johnson

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