THE SPACE BETWEEN KNOWING AND TRUSTING
A Functional Wellness Perspective on Stress, Uncertainty, and Nervous System Health Lately I’ve been realizing something about life. So much of it is lived in the space between knowing and not knowing. Between prayer and answer. Between planting and harvest. Between where we are and where we hope to be. From a functional wellness perspective, this “in-between space” is more than just emotional—it’s physiological. Uncertainty is one of the most overlooked sources of chronic stress in the body. It doesn’t just affect thoughts. It impacts the nervous system, hormones, sleep quality, digestion, energy, and overall resilience. And yet most people don’t recognize it as stress. We just call it “life.” The stress of not knowing If I’m honest, I don’t always like that space. I like clarity. I like plans. I like knowing where I’m headed and how things will unfold. But life rarely offers that kind of certainty. Instead, it often asks us to move forward before we can see the whole path. To trust b...