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The Capacity Equation

The Capacity Equation

Longevity isn’t something you take, it’s something your body can tolerate. This post breaks down why capacity, not age, determines how strong, mobile, and resilient you feel as you move into your 40s,... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Nervous System &stress

December 03, 20255 min read

Train to Stay Recovered

Train to Stay Recovered

Recovery fades when the nervous system slips back into protection mode. In this final post of the Movement Is Medicine series, learn how BodyTech helps you build recovery that sticks — through breath,... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

November 26, 20254 min read

The Recovery Shift

The Recovery Shift

What if pain wasn’t the problem, but the key? In this final post of our recovery series, we explore how listening to pain (instead of fearing it) creates better outcomes, stronger trust, and personali... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

October 22, 20253 min read

Pain is Not the Villan

Pain is Not the Villan

Why does pain linger even after you’ve been “cleared”? In this post, we explore pain as a signal your body is sending. We break down why pushing through pain often backfires and how recovery gets smar... ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

October 08, 20255 min read

The Lymphatic Link

The Lymphatic Link

Chronic pain. Fluid retention. Stiffness that won’t go away. What if the issue isn’t your muscles but your lymph flow? This post dives into why so many clients are told to “just stretch” when what th... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Nervous System &stress

September 17, 20255 min read

Not All Fights are Loud

Not All Fights are Loud

You don’t need to be in a boxing ring to relate to the fight. This post explores what it really means to come back from pain—and why recovery is just as much identity work as it is physical healing. ... ...more

Personal Training ,The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

August 28, 20254 min read

What Trauma Does to the Nervous System

What Trauma Does to the Nervous System

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Pain Lingers Trauma & Pain Blog Series – Part 2 We tend to think of trauma as something that happened then. But your nervous ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

May 14, 20252 min read

From Tension to Relief

From Tension to Relief

From Tension to Relief: Techniques to Interrupt the Pain Cycle Safety is key. As a Massage Therapist, with 15 years of deep tissue experience, ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

April 23, 20254 min read

The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece: Your Nervous System When going through a pain experience, we will often try anything and everything to get relief. We grab ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

April 18, 20253 min read

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The Capacity Equation

Longevity isn’t something you take, it’s something your body can tolerate. This post breaks down why capacity, not age, determines how strong, mobile, and resilient you feel as you move into your 40s,... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Nervous System &stress

December 03, 20255 min read

The Capacity Equation

Train to Stay Recovered

Recovery fades when the nervous system slips back into protection mode. In this final post of the Movement Is Medicine series, learn how BodyTech helps you build recovery that sticks — through breath,... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

November 26, 20254 min read

Train to Stay Recovered

The Recovery Shift

What if pain wasn’t the problem, but the key? In this final post of our recovery series, we explore how listening to pain (instead of fearing it) creates better outcomes, stronger trust, and personali... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

October 22, 20253 min read

The Recovery Shift

Pain is Not the Villan

Why does pain linger even after you’ve been “cleared”? In this post, we explore pain as a signal your body is sending. We break down why pushing through pain often backfires and how recovery gets smar... ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

October 08, 20255 min read

Pain is Not the Villan

The Lymphatic Link

Chronic pain. Fluid retention. Stiffness that won’t go away. What if the issue isn’t your muscles but your lymph flow? This post dives into why so many clients are told to “just stretch” when what th... ...more

Personal Training ,Massage Therapy The Pain Playbook pain management Nervous System &stress

September 17, 20255 min read

The Lymphatic Link

Not All Fights are Loud

You don’t need to be in a boxing ring to relate to the fight. This post explores what it really means to come back from pain—and why recovery is just as much identity work as it is physical healing. ... ...more

Personal Training ,The Pain Playbook pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

August 28, 20254 min read

Not All Fights are Loud

What Trauma Does to the Nervous System

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Pain Lingers Trauma & Pain Blog Series – Part 2 We tend to think of trauma as something that happened then. But your nervous ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

May 14, 20252 min read

What Trauma Does to the Nervous System

From Tension to Relief

From Tension to Relief: Techniques to Interrupt the Pain Cycle Safety is key. As a Massage Therapist, with 15 years of deep tissue experience, ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

April 23, 20254 min read

From Tension to Relief

The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece: Your Nervous System When going through a pain experience, we will often try anything and everything to get relief. We grab ...more

The Pain Playbook ,pain management Pain Cycle Nervous System &stress

April 18, 20253 min read

The Missing Piece
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