This post explores the quiet, often unseen resilience behind every comeback—whether you’re in the ring or simply fighting to feel like yourself again. Drawing inspiration from women in combat sports, it unpacks what recovery really looks like: not just discipline, but identity, grace, and grit.
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. We’re also introducing the BodyTech Pain Personality Scale — a new way to understand how your pain patterns impact your recovery.
Your first workout back after pain, injury, or time away isn’t just physical—it’s emotional. The Comeback Blueprint explores the hidden fear, guarding, and self-doubt that often surface when trying to return to movement. With a personal reflection from Kat’s own recovery journey, this post offers a grounded, no-pressure guide to re-entry built on safety, strategy, and self-trust.
After careful consideration and tons of conversations with my community, I organized pain responses into six (6) umbrella categories: The Pleaser, The Cold Shoulder, The Pusher, The Constant Patcher, The Complainer, and The Resolver.