10/17/2026
Pain times resistance equals suffering, and I love this idea. It’s so helpful to me.
Pain is the moment that something happens. You burn your finger, or your partner says something that really hurts you. Then the resistance comes, and the resistance is everything that you do. You defend yourself, you get angry, you get reactive, you scream, or you shut down. And then the suffering is the meaning that you make, like, this is so horrible, this is doomed, I never get what I want.
So when you lower your resistance down to zero, suffering can go down to zero. Releasing resistance is not about ignoring what’s happening. It’s about releasing your resistance to the painful thing that’s happening, and then you relate directly to the pain.
You will still feel pain and discomfort, and there are many, many ways to work with pain. It also opens a more vulnerable, emotionally safe environment for you and your partner to grow together.
This is not just relational work, this is spiritual work.
Let’s completely rewire your relationship. DM me SHIFT to explore one-to-one work.
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