How's That for Fine?

On Showtime, the performance of wellness, and what caregivers carry alone

Some things our body just knows, without our mind to help it.

Tie our shoes. Pick up a fork and eat. Brush our teeth. The brain internalized the pattern long ago — and without thinking, we do it.

Same with feelings. I’m married, Vicki’s my wife. The ease of Hey buddy, how are you? The automatic I feel good at the doctor’s office. Conditioned responses to …