81. I Didn't Know How to Turn It Off

About this episode

Tiana Gonzalez discusses her journey of building pain tolerance and the realization of its costs in her life.

I grew up in a traditional Japanese Shotokan dojo, studied dance, and then poured myself into academics and career with a level of intensity I'd now call maniacal. This episode is about the pain tolerance that I built — how it became the engine behind everything from bodybuilding competition prep to climbing the corporate ladder, and the moment I realized it had also cost me something. I get into what it means to be so good at enduring that you forget you're allowed to stop, the d...

People in this episode

Host: Tiana Gonzalez

Topics covered

• pain tolerance
• bodybuilding
• career development
• self-awareness
• endurance

Keywords

• pain tolerance
• bodybuilding
• career
• endurance
• self improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shotokan dojo

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