> Practical Family Living

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting an adventurist. She traveled throughout the world hiking through desert canyons, climbing mountains, and cycling across continents. She shared with me some of the challenges she faced and how she overcame obstacles.

She enjoys the challenge of pushing her body to the extreme. However, she ignores her physical pain - the body’s signal that something is wrong and needs attention.

The ability to ignore pain can be helpful in extreme situations. Left unchecked, our ability to ignore pain can become dangerously automatic. This can escalate to ignoring intense emotional pain.

When ignoring acute or chronic pain becomes the norm, individuals can find themselves in toxic relationships and/or toxic situations.