In the final installment of Recovery & Regulation: Watching Grey’s Anatomy Through Sober Eyes, Lane Kennedy explores why familiar shows can feel calming during stress, illness, and recovery. Through the lens of nervous system regulation, she reflects on how predictability, emotional continuity, and beloved characters can help the body feel safe enough to soften, settle, and stay present.
When I got sober in the 1990s, addiction was still largely treated as a private failure. It wasn’t something people…
Why Their Addiction Stories Feel Uncomfortably Real Television has never been particularly good at portraying addiction. Most shows fall into…
Lane Kennedy is a meditation teacher, DNA-based functional nutritionist, and founder of the Calm Resilience System. She writes about recovery, nervous system regulation, and rebuilding health after stress and illness.
