The Evo-Stress Blog

A welcome advance in evolutionary psychiatry—and an invitation to go further A new paper in Biological Reviews caught my attention this month. Adam Hunt and Adrian Jaeggi, working from the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at… Read more

Why do two people respond so differently to the same life event, medication, or diagnosis? Why do chronic pain, hormonal shifts, and anxiety so often cluster together — yet look so different from person to… Read more

Why the Architecture of Stress Models are Essential for the Future of Health and Medicine Welcome to the latest insights from the Center for Adaptive Stress, where we delve into the pivotal role of evolutionary… Read more

*This paper was developed as part of an ongoing two-year collaboration between myself and the AI research assistant ChatGPT, whose contributions span drafting, refinement, conceptual alignment, and literature integration. While I (Lori Hogenkamp) remain the… Read more

By Lori Hogenkamp, Center for Adaptive Stress There’s a moment—sometimes subtle, sometimes seismic—when a person no longer just debates different answers, but begins to ask entirely new questions. This is the signature of a paradigm… Read more

By Lori Hogenkamp | Knowledge Architect | Center for Adaptive Stress Why Stress Needs a Reframe Most people think of stress as a variable—something to reduce, manage, or avoid. It’s often framed as a background… Read more

For decades, we’ve told ourselves that science is objective, apolitical, and self-correcting. We’ve prized “evidence-based” approaches as the gold standard in medicine, education, and public policy. But what if the problem isn’t the lack of… Read more

“Pathology is still real—but it doesn’t always mean broken. It can also mean overloaded, misaligned, or stuck in a feedback loop.” Pathology can also mean adaptation under strain. This article introduces a complexity-informed framework for… Read more