Injury and illness is a part of this life especially for athletes who are pushing their bodies day after day. Decision making is a part of life especially for athletes who are required to constantly monitor their bodies and balance the demands of life while riding the physical and mental edge. In this episode of the YTP, BJ and I dive into listener requests about the relationship between injury and mindfulness, as well as, the how behind knowing when to push through and when to stay in bed. We share our experiences on these subjects as athletes but also from our years of working with athletes. BJ opens up about his trip down a dark road just a few years ago after sustaining a major back injury weeks out from Ironman Lake Placid. I recall a major mindset shift that healed my back injury after realizing that I was keeping myself in a state of chronic pain.