This week my training took a hit. I got a bad cold and was also dealing with some stored stress and trauma that gave me a massive headache that lasted four days. If you've read The Body Keeps Score, you have read about how the body can hold onto traumatic events, and it can manifest repeatedly as physical pain and tension. There's an emotional component to this as well, but for today, I want to talk about the physical aspect because it blows my mind. It's also made a huge difference in my healing. Knowing that sometimes the tension and anxiety is old and not actually happening in the moment can really help me to talk myself down in the moment. It also shows me when I need to give myself a break and be gentle. So, I was going through it this past week, and I chose to adjust my goals for the week. It was the right decision, but it broke the momentum I had and causes some internal chaos. The ADHD brain is in full effect. I didn't do a long run this week. I was supposed t