When we talk about chronic stress, anxiety, or burnout, we often treat them as emotional failures. We tell ourselves to "calm down," "think positively," or simply push through the mental fatigue. But as a therapist and neurofeedback provider, I see a completely different story written in the data.

It's a scene many parents know all too well: your usually sweet and well-adjusted 7-year-old suddenly erupts into a flurry of tears, shouts,