145: Pain, Stress, and Adaptation with a Navy Search & Rescue Diver Ft. Michael Roviello
Get Leaner & Live Longer
Nate Palmer
4.9 • 300 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Michael Roviello is a former U.S. Navy helicopter rescue swimmer, combat search and rescue crewman, and anti-submarine warfare operator. Michael found the Wim Hof Method, using cold water, breathing exercises, and a change in his mindset, as a tool for self-healing. Using cold-water therapy, breathwork, and sauna, Michael sees great results in pain management, inflammation, clarity, peace of mind, energy, and resilience.
In this episode, Michael shares his incredible story about how he was introduced to an alternative healing practice through connection to the environment. He tells us how these practices have helped him recover from a neck injury and his emotional state. Listen to this podcast to learn more about mind-body wellness and natural body mechanisms.
Key Highlights:
[00:01 - 02:26] Opening Segment
- The backstory of why Michael eventually engaged in the Wim Hof Method.
- He also learned the connection between psychosomatic pain and physical pain through a book.
[02:27 - 11:21] Understanding Body-Mind Connection
- He started to practice self-care, and explore mental and emotional things that he wasn't comfortable discussing in the past.
- He started to learn the connection between the emotional body, mental state, and brain waves.
- Michael shares some advice for those encountering low back pain, shoulder pain, or chronic pain.
[11:22 - 23:43] Vulnerability Is Power
- Working on your trauma is a good strategy
- Michael talks about the importance of showing one true self, moving forward, and accepting those traumatic encounters.
Key Quotes:
"You can't hide from stress, but you can train for stress." - Michael Roviello
"I just think stuffing things away in your pocket and forgetting about them and trying to pretend that they don't bother you or that they're not affecting you anymore is not a good strategy." - Michael Roviello
"Vulnerability is power." - Michael Roviello
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We all deal with pain and stress in our lives. |
| 0:02.5 | But what happens when those keep adding up until we're at the breaking point? |
| 0:07.0 | The question we're going to answer in this episode is, how do you start to deal with |
| 0:10.5 | overwhelming pain or stress in your own life? |
| 0:14.7 | Today's guest is Michael Rovielo. |
| 0:16.3 | He's a Navy search and rescue diver who is uniquely equipped to answer this |
| 0:19.6 | question, having participated in numerous foreign wars and having sustained several |
| 0:24.7 | injuries, Michael dealt with pain on a physical and mental level. |
| 0:29.2 | And it was only after starting to understand that pain that he was able to work |
| 0:33.1 | through it. So this episode is going to be great if you've ever experienced |
| 0:36.5 | overwhelming sensations of pain or been really, really frustrated with physical |
| 0:40.2 | pain or mental stress in your own life. |
| 0:43.2 | You're listening to the low car puzzle, helping you get leaner, live longer and |
| 0:47.3 | be legendary. My name is Nate Palmer. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm going to coach since 2008 and I helped over 1100 people transform their bodies |
| 0:53.0 | and minds. My mission is simple to make it effortless for you to drop that easily |
| 0:56.5 | and wake up with the rest of your life feeling lean, strong and energetic. |
| 1:00.2 | So if you're ready to hear a Navy search and rescue divers best tips for |
| 1:03.5 | handling at adapting and overcoming physical and mental pain in your life, |
| 1:08.2 | stick around. Let's do this. |
| 1:10.4 | A lot of people have told me that one of the worst parts about getting leaner |
| 1:14.2 | is going to the gym. They feel uncomfortable. |
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