Ep 12: Commit To Heal

Season #1 April 12, 2026

Why am I working harder than you when you’re the one in pain? In this episode, I talk about a pattern I see often in the clinic: some people commit to healing, while others commit to comfort. I share the story of a patient whose favorite recliner became the very thing keeping his back pain alive. The position felt good in the moment, but it slowly weakened the muscles meant to support his body. Recovery often requires temporary discomfort — moving more, strengthening weak areas, and letting go of habits that feel safe but hold you back. You can either dance around the pain, or you can go all in on getting better. The choice matters. Key Takeaways Comfort can sometimes become the crutch that keeps pain alive. Healing usually requires temporary discomfort and effort. Real recovery means committing to change, not just hoping the pain goes away. If you’re struggling with pain and feel like you’re stuck relying on something that may actually be holding you back, book a consultation at: kinesmovement.com Let’s figure out what you can do to take ownership of your recovery.

Episode Transcript

Commit to Heal
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[00:00:00] Why am I working harder than you when I'm not the one in pain?

there's this one patient who. Absolutely loves his recliner. In fact, it's the only thing that he can possibly sit in that makes him comfortable. It's the only position that he is comfortable in.

When I try to explain to this patient that this was part of the problem, oh, did I get some pushback? You see this patient is coming to me with lower back pain and he's had surgery on his back. Now, one would imagine after getting surgery that these symptoms are supposed to go [00:01:00] away.

When you're in pain, some people just want to, you know, they just want to say, make this go away without having to do any sort of work. Just make it go away. For this gentleman, he went back to sitting on his recliner and he made friends with it. And you guessed it, the pain came back. You and, and I've tried to explain that you can go through a temporary discomfort in order to avoid a chronic pain,

but there's no commitment to getting better.

Now I say go all in. Otherwise, you're kind of dancing around this pain [00:02:00] and that is not the way to live.

My daughters, my son, they cry out to me and my wife whenever they need something or what they think they need and we. I've been teaching them to sort of self-soothe where they find ways to get themselves comfortable or do things without feeling like they need us to do it. And when I consider this self-soothing, I think of patients who may need their own sort of self-soothing.

You see, I found that there are some patients who commit to obliterating their pain and others who sort of make [00:03:00] friends with their pain.

If you are struggling to get rid of a crutch that you know to be holding you back and you want to get rid of it. Then go to kenise movement.com and book a consult with me 'cause I can help you go all in.

I will help you go all in.

I want you guys to take ownership of your movement, of your habits. Do more, wait less. I'll see you on the next one.

Ep 12: Commit To Heal

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