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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 2 MIN

Ep. 216 - What Your Scars Know That Your Brain Keeps Forgetting

from Fewer Things Better · host Kristin Graham

What if the most interesting part of your story isn't the wound — it's the healing?In this episode of Fewer Things Better, Kristin gets personal about a new scar from a skin cancer removal and the surprisingly deep rabbit hole it opened up. Because if you've lived any amount of life, you've collected a few scars along the way — some visible, some not. And every single one tells two stories: where it came from, and how you healed.The brain science takeaway is simple but quietly powerful — a scar is not the same thing as the injury. A scar is what remains after healing has already happened. And sometimes the thing keeping us stuck isn't the original wound — it's the habit of returning to it.This week's question worth sitting with: what wounds are you still touching?We'd love to hear from you!

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