🧠 Know Thyself: The Oldest Advice in the World Might Be the Newest Medicine We Need
“Know thyself” was carved into stone long before MRIs, pain scales, or clinical pathways existed. Yet in modern healthcare, self-understanding has quietly been replaced by external authority, labels, and protocols. This reflection explores why the oldest advice in the world may be the missing ingredient in healing today—and how reconnecting with self-knowledge restores agency, meaning, and trust in the body.
“Know thyself” was carved into stone long before MRIs, pain scales, or clinical pathways existed. Yet in modern healthcare, self-understanding has quietly been replaced by external authority, labels, and protocols. This reflection explores why the oldest advice in the world may be the missing ingredient in healing today—and how reconnecting with self-knowledge restores agency, meaning, and trust in the body.