Where's the line between soreness and pain? It's a question Stephanie has been wrestling with her entire adult life and this week it hit hard again.

In this solo episode of my Body can, Steph talks through a "ring of soreness" wrapping from her mid-back to her upper abs, even after reducing her workout time. She unpacks how being neurodivergent (likely autistic, though undiagnosed) means physical sensations, including pain, can feel amplified, sometimes up to ten times more intense than for neurotypical people. That amplification cuts both ways: movement feels incredible, but recovery can feel brutal.

This episode is a real-time example of the start-stop paradox so many people face with exercise: when do you push through discomfort to get stronger, and when do you back off before you get hurt? Stephanie walks through ...