Vetiver is what you reach for when your nervous system wants to exit your body entirely. When dissociation feels easier than staying present with what's happening. When you're so overstimulated that you can't think straight but you still have to function. It's heavy, earthy, almost muddy-smelling. It's not pretty. It doesn't smell like a spa or a wellness retreat. It smells like dirt because sometimes you need to remember you have a body, and that body