In this raw and vulnerable episode, Tyler explores the profound difference between actual pain and the fear that keeps us frozen long after healing has begun. After months of back pain that prevented him from running, Tyler discovers that even when the physical pain subsided, fear continued to paralyze him—until his friend Ally refused to let him cancel their running session.

This realization opens a deeper conversation about when to push through versus when to rest, the sacred middle path between effort and surrender, and how hustle culture has conditioned us to ignore our bodies' wisdom. Tyler shares his transformative experience at an Indigenous healing circle in Ohio, where he witnessed the profound simplicity of collective pain release and learned about the seven generations practice—honoring seven generations past and considering seven generations future in every action.

From the power of "noble friendship" that refuses to let us give up, to discovering the indigenous wisdom that exists right beneath our feet, this episode challenges us to examine what else in our lives we've been capable of doing but haven't because of fear, expectation, or simple resistance to getting started.