For the individuals who inhabit our front lines—the nurses, the teachers, the first responders, the social workers supporting families in crisis, and the mental health professionals holding space for trauma—there is one constant professional demand: Be ready. Be alert. Manage the chaos, suppress your own emotional weight, and move on to the next urgent call for service. This commitment to service, while profoundly noble, extracts a heavy biological toll. Over years, the body’s internal...