The Space Between Her Ears

“I renamed the planets,” she said. And I started to jot down notes. Over the years as therapist, nurse, and provider, I literally have heard thousands of stories. Bits and pieces of others have stuck in my consciousness but the entirety of this intrigued and stayed with me. I have been known to say to my patients that we, as humans, are more than a chemistry set and an electrical system. Yes, there’s white matter, grey matter, and mind matter. But we are a…