“Grief is the reflection of the connection lost. We think we want to avoid the grief, but really it is the pain of the loss we want to avoid".

The reality is everybody deals and is dealing with some sort of stress/pressure. So, I’m not special, its normal. In a quest to find a solution to this situation, I ask myself ‘how do my favorite elite athletes handle stress/pressure while competing?’

The symptoms of mental exhaustion can vary from person to person and often begin to show gradually. I may not experience all the all the signs and symptoms at once, it’s important I’m able to recognize the signs that could indicate I’m on the path to mental exhaustion or ‘burnout’.