Stress Doesn't Just Live in Your Mind

Stress Doesn't Just Live in Your Mind

Kat Boger
Published on: 19/08/2026

Your shoulders creep toward your ears in a stressful week, and it's not just in your head. This post explains how chronic cortisol physically stiffens fascia, why stretching alone doesn't break the cycle, and what interrupts it. EP1 is live now.

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New BlogCold Plunges Won't Fix Your Inflammation

New BlogCold Plunges Won't Fix Your Inflammation

Kat Boger
Published on: 05/08/2026

Cold plunging is everywhere, but the mechanism doesn't match the marketing. Chronic inflammation is a clearance problem, not a circulation one. Here's what actually clears it — movement, lymphatic drainage, sleep — and why ice alone won't.

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Why Is Recovery Still an Afterthought?

Why Is Recovery Still an Afterthought?

Kat Boger
Published on: 29/07/2026

You schedule meetings, appointments, and school pickups but recovery is still 'whenever you get to it.' This post breaks down what a real recovery appointment includes, why monthly MLD is high-leverage, and what changes when you stop skipping it.

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You Lost the Weight. So Why Do You Still Hurt?

You Lost the Weight. So Why Do You Still Hurt?

Kat Boger
Published on: 22/07/2026

You lost the weight. Your joints still hurt — maybe more than before. It's not the medication. It's the muscle that came off with it. This post explains why it surfaces at six months, and the sequence that actually resolves it.

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