Cold Therapy as a Teacher By Lucy Hancock If you ask me, discomfort is a paradoxical phenomenon. While it’s an inevitable part of the human experience, in many cases we try to avoid it at all costs. Alternatively, sometimes a painful environment can become so familiar, that we continue to choose it (i.e., complacency), as if it was a preference. The fear and risk associated with change can be more overwhelming than the continuance of an uncomfortable state, simply because we know it well. I find this interesting because it ultimately means discomfort can serve one of two purposes… 1. It can deepen a person’s tolerance for stagnation 2. It can become a launch pad for growth and transformation Like you, I have experienced loss, transition, and endings, which thrusts us into the trenches of suffering. It manifests in many ways…I have felt the distress and loneliness from a broken heart. I have had crawling-out-of-my-skin cravings for chocolate when I was upset. I have ex