EP#426: Live More, Hurt Less: Why You're Still in Pain - Dr. Sean Pastuch

<p>Most people wait until the pain goes away to start living again. Dr. Sean Pastuch says that&#39;s backwards — and that the pain was never the real problem.</p><p><br></p><p>Sean is a chiropractor, the founder of Active Life, and the author of Live More. Hurt Less. He&#39;s spent 20 years getting people out of chronic pain without asking them to shrink their lives — from Olympians and CrossFit Games champions to people who couldn&#39;t make it up a flight of stairs without running out of breath. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode he breaks down why more than 20% of Americans live with chronic aches and pains, why &quot;eat less, move more, don&#39;t do it if it hurts&quot; is the worst advice you&#39;ll ever get, and the three identities that have to line up before anything actually changes.</p><p><br></p><p>WHAT WE GET INTO:</p><p>• Why compromise — not pain — is the real disease</p><p>• The small, reasonable decisions that quietly shrink your life</p><p>• Why nothing actually changes between age 39 and 40</p><p>• The three identities you have to align for change</p><p>• Setting floors instead of goals (and why five minutes counts)</p><p>• What 20 years of clinical work taught him about &quot;excuses&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH DR. SEAN PASTUCH:</p><p>Book: Live More. Hurt Less.: The Practical Guide to Overcoming Chronic Pain and Living an Active Life - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6T3RXPF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6T3RXPF</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drseanpastuch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/drseanpastuch</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://drseanpastuch.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://drseanpastuch.com</a></p>