The Intelligence Inside Resistance

By John El-Mokadem

When the body puts the brakes on, there may be more going on than we realise.

(This story is shared with permission from one of our clients. Thank you to them ❤️)

Recently we had a session with a client who had had severe back pain for the last 10 weeks. They've been on a journey of trying to broaden their horizons, moving towards a new and much more visible vocation, but found that every time they make a move in that direction their body reacted.

The pain had been so bad that the only relief they could find was to lie down. I could see they were uncomfortable sitting on the chair as they spoke to us, as they were constantly shuffling around. They said their pain was a 5 in this moment.

They'd tried many physical approaches without experiencing the change that they had hoped for, and when I asked how they felt about the pain they said 'Raging. Angry.'

There was clearly a great deal of anger and struggle around the pain.

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First published on our Substack, Breakthrough That, on 2 October 2026.