#15: The stress, pain, and muscle tension cycle - How to break free and take back your health!

Have you noticed that when you feel stressed out from your job or responsibilities, your shoulders start to feel more tense or your stomach gets (and stays) tight? That’s called muscle tension, triggered by pain or stress, and you should understand the connection between these three things so you can avoid longer-term impacts. The good thing is, there are a few simple techniques to manage this stress/pain/muscle tension cycle, such as the simple progressive relaxation exercise that I teach you in this episode! Using examples like the physical pain of stubbing your toe (ouch!) or the emotional stress of dreading something, it is my hope that you start to understand the connection between stress and pain and muscle tension, so that it becomes easier to break the cycle, once and for all.