Habits & Health episode 98 with Christopher Maher, a former US Navy SEAL who endured intense physical, mental, and emotional stress as a US Navy SEAL and child. In this episode we discuss stress resolution and balance and what that means. By combining a “seal team mindset” with modern stress resolution strategies, Christopher taught himself to free his body, mind, and emotions from pain, tension, and emotional distortion by developing subtractive tools for eliminating unresolved stress, tension, and emotional distortion. Christopher studied Traditional Chinese Medical Practices at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and at Yo San University before continuing his studies at The Universal Healing Tao System. Timestamps for topics discussed in this episode: 06:21 In the navy 08:37 SEAL training 10:24 The difference between SEALS and the navy 15:47 Intensity of being in the SEALS 17:05 Dealing with stress as a SEAL and afterwards 18:02 What stress does to the body 19:53 Training as a semi professional athlete 22:45 Boarding school 24:40 Finding purpose 26:22 Introduction to the Healing Dao System and Chinese medicine 27:38 Studying stress 29:50 I come from a country of peasants 31:04 Difference between stress management and stress resolution 32:00 Negative stress management tools 32:46 Positive stress management tools 35:32 Stress Resolution 37:13 Lifetime Accumulated Stress 40:34 Hormetic stress 41:33 Temperatures 43:17 Limiting beliefs 45:30 What do you mean by balance? 48:55 Tao Te Ching   Full shownotes including a transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/christopher-maher/ Habits & Health links: Website - tonywinyard.com Facebook Page - facebook.com/TonyWinyard.HabitsAndHealth Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/habitshealth Twitter - @TonyWinyard Instagram - @tony.winyard LinkedIn - uk.linkedin.com/in/tonywinyard YouTube How to leave a podcast review - tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-podcast-review/ Details of online workshops to create habits for health - tonywinyard.com/training/ Are you in control of your habits or are they in control of you? Take my quiz to find out - tonywinyard.com/quiz