01/27/2026
When you say you want to be pain-free, you aren’t telling yourself the whole story.
Pain-free is easy to do….
Stop working out, stay on the couch with an ice pack and some prescription painkillers, and you’ll be nearly (if not completely) pain-free.
But that’s not what you want, is it?
You want to move, think, live, and train without that pain holding you back.
You want to be able to walk up to a barbell,
toss your kids into the pool,
or say yes to a weekend camping trip without that little birdie on your shoulder saying, “This might hurt you.”
You don’t want to be pain-free…
you want to live free from pain.
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If you’re still trapped in the Pain Loop and you’re unable to challenge your body, then my advice is to find clarity and get honest.
Get clear on what your body needs and what it can and can’t handle right now.
Get clear on your responsibilities in this phase of your recovery/rehab.
Get honest with yourself about whether you’re sticking to those responsibilities, putting in consistent work, and actually facing the problem head-on…
or just avoiding it the minute you feel slightly better.
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Wherever you are in your journey, recognize that fear is part of the human experience.
You’re not wrong for being scared.
You can be “healed” and still be scared.
Just don’t let yourself stumble over that fear forever.
Learn how to move with it.
Then learn how to move through it.
Eventually, you’ll learn how to move beyond it.