I wish I had understood that my body didn’t hate me. Instead, my pain system was trying to protect me but had become over-sensitive. Had I known that pain is caused by many factors unrelated to tissue damage, I may have sought more appropriate treatments and adopted more effective strategies to help myself. Well, I have this knowledge now, and I want to use it to inspire you to take an active role in your treatment and recovery, to find comfort and renewed freedom of movement, to love your body, and feel empowered to move forward in life with confidence and ease.