Episode 133: The Impact of Excessive Stress with Christopher Maher

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In this episode, I discuss the impact of excessive emotional stress on our physiology. Christopher is a retired Navy SEAL who became aware of the devasting impact of excessive stress through his own personal life experiences.

Topics covered in this podcast include:

How emotional stress can cause physiologic dysfunction
The link between emotional stress and myofascial tension
The use of eccentric contraction to relax muscle tension
Stress, strain, trauma, and strauma
Distress vs Eustress
Stress ignorance and the inappropriate stress state
And more...

Christopher Maher is a former Navy SEAL who endured intense physical, mental, and emotional stress as a child. By combining a “seal mindset” with modern stress management strategies, Christopher taught himself to free his body and mind from pain by developing mental and physical tools for eliminating unresolved stress. Christopher studied Traditional Chinese Medical Practices at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and at Yo San University before continuing his studies at The Universal Healing Tao System. He is a student of Grand Master Mantak Chia at the Universal Tao Master School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is currently pursuing his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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