Speaking about mental health as if it were separate from physical health no longer makes sense. The old image of the brain as an isolated organ—locked away in its “ivory tower” inside the skull, disconnected from the rest of the body—has been left behind. The brain is an organ like any other, deeply embedded in the body’s biological systems and constantly shaped by them. The Body–Mind Conversation Emotions, memory, and symptoms such as anxiety or depression all rely on physic