Dr. Tia Konzer, 903 Northeast Drive, Suite 102, Davidson, NC (2026)

01/14/2026

If you finished last year strong, your brain may still be in recovery mode, even if your calendar already expects momentum.

High performers are especially skilled at overriding fatigue. That’s why early burnout rarely looks dramatic.

It often shows up quietly, as:
- Needing more time to start tasks you normally move through with ease
- Reading the same email or document multiple times without absorbing it
- Feeling mentally “flat” in meetings, even when you’re prepared
- Taking longer to make decisions you usually trust yourself to make
- Getting through the day competently, then feeling unusually drained afterward

This is what happens when performance outpaces recovery for too long.

Pay attention to what feels harder than it should, and use that awareness to protecting your capacity.

📩 Looking for practical tools to support your performance through transitions? Join my email community through the link in my page.

I share grounded strategies you can actually use in real life, not quick fixes.

📌 Save this post when you start to feel your system slipping back into overdrive.

01/12/2026

Ever feel your brain hit a wall by Wednesday? 👀

That drop in focus is not a discipline issue but often a sign of NEURAL FATIGUE.

When it runs without enough recovery, MENTAL exhaustion builds.

This tends to show up when you:
→ Hold yourself to constant high standards
→ Move quickly between tasks without resetting
→ Carry too many decisions at once
→ Feel pressure to always be “on”

📌 Try these few gentle resets:
▪ Let one task be good enough today
▪ Batch decisions with your team
▪ Take a short movement or breathing break
▪ Write things down to clear mental load

If you want extra support staying grounded, I've included a Core Values Guide within my 'Navigating Transitions' freebie.

This guide helps reduce mental overload by connecting you with what truly matters, allowing your decisions, boundaries, and pace to feel purposeful, not rushed.

Get your free guide via the 🔗 in my bio.

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01/09/2026

👉 Swipe to learn why January feels heavy for high performers and how to build a softer, more strategic re-entry that lasts.

I partnered with Kamini Wood (), a Life Coach, to understand the "January drag" and offer ways to rebuild routines gently without going back into survival mode.

We hope these practices help you reset without self-blame! 💕

Follow .tiakonzer and for more on mental health, identity, and sustainable performance.

📌 Save this post as a reset map for busy seasons or extended stress.
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📌 Disclaimer: This is for education and reflection only. It is not a substitute for personalized medical or mental health care. Please consult a licensed professional for individual support.

01/07/2026

Your 🧠 feeling “slower” after the holidays experiences a neurobiological reset.

When you step out of your usual structure (training, work rhythms, cognitive demands), your brain shifts into a recovery-dominant state.

Here's what’s changing in your brain during this reset:
• Reduced cognitive load
• Increased social + emotional processing
• Disrupted high-focus pathways
• Temporarily downshifted your performance circuits

The result? A small dip in processing speed and focus.

This is your brain RECALIBRATING, not falling behind. ⚙️

Here are 3 evidence-informed ways to support your transition:
1️⃣ Start small: Ease back into your routine instead of sprinting.
2️⃣ Prioritize sleep & movement: Both help reset cognitive function quickly.
3️⃣ Strategic mental warm-ups: Journaling, micro-goals, or focused breathing can jumpstart your executive function.

Your high-performance brain needs a gentle nudge to get back in rhythm. 💡

💬 How do you reset after a mental slow-down or time off? Drop your strategies below so others can learn from you!

📤 Know an athlete, leader, or high-achiever feeling the post-holiday fog? Tag or share this with them to help them rewarm their brain.

01/05/2026

My guiding word for 2026 is NOURISH. 💡

Because the science is clear → the brain, body, and our emotional well-being shift when we consistently give them what they need.

This year, I’m choosing practices that strengthen my clarity, resilience, and health.

If you’re setting a word of the year, choose ONE that brings you back to your “why”:
→ The values you want to live from,
→ The lessons you’re carrying forward,
→ The version of yourself you’re ready to grow into

Here’s to a year of alignment, gentleness, and intention. 🥂

💌 If you’re a high performer who moves through life carrying a lot, I send one grounded email each month to help you slow down, reconnect with your “why,” and take care of the parts of you that often get overlooked.

If you want those gentle check-ins throughout the year, you can join through the 🔗 in my bio.

🤝 Repost this for anyone in your circle who’s stepping into the new year with intention instead of pressure.

12/29/2025

⏸️ Before the calendar flips or the next season of life starts calling your name, let’s pause for a second.

REFLECTION isn’t about finding everything that went wrong. It is about getting honest about what is true.

👉🏼 What actually strengthened you this year?
Not only what you achieved, but who you started becoming in the process.

👉🏼 And what still feels tender? Unfinished?
In need of a little more time, space, or support?

As a psychiatrist working with elite performers and high-achieving professionals, I see this often.

You know how to push through, but SUSTAINABLE GROWTH comes from integrating what you have lived through.

You are allowed to be in progress, to be a work in motion, and still be worthy of care. 💛

If you’re moving through a transition, a crossroads, or a season of change, my free guide Navigating Transitions can help you move with more grounding and intention. Grab it via the 🔗 in my bio.

💭 What’s one thing you’re carrying forward into the new year? Share it in the comments! 🎉

12/26/2025

Holiday plate ≠ lost progress. Read that again. 😉

For many high achievers, this time of year can feel like an all-or-nothing challenge: either you're perfectly on track, or you've fallen behind.

📌 From a performance view, what you're feeling is your brain's "control center" (executive functioning) slowly getting back into gear after days or weeks of schedule changes, emotional highs, and much-needed rest.

If the holiday slump has you feeling off, try asking yourself:
➝ What's the simplest routine I can stick to this week?
➝ How can I help my brain switch from relax-mode to work-mode more easily?
➝ How can I truly support my focus and energy, instead of just demanding more from them?

Instead of pushing yourself too hard right away, FOCUS on getting back into the flow that helps your performance and overall well-being:
✅ Start with easy tasks to gently warm up your focus.
✅ Build your routines back step-by-step, not all at once.
✅ Give your body and mind space to smoothly transition back to structure.

You’re ALLOWED to be both driven and compassionate with yourself.

👉 Follow for more support at the intersection of mental health, performance, and identity.

🤝 Send this to a fellow high performer who’s easing back into their routines.

12/23/2025

Your body might welcome the break, but your mind? It doesn’t always get the memo. 👀

I see this often in the high performers and athletes I work with during off-season, recovery, and the holidays.

Here’s how it can show up:
→ You feel restless even when you’re exhausted
→ Guilt creeps in when you’re not being “productive”
→ You start overthinking what’s next instead of being where you are
→ Stillness feels like losing momentum
→ Rest feels uncomfortable

From a performance psychology perspective, your nervous system has been trained to associate structure, intensity, and output with safety and control.

👉 So when the pace changes, it has to learn a new rhythm.

It can be disorienting, but that doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It means this is a chance for your system to recalibrate,not with your performance, but with your PRESENCE.

💭 What part of slowing down feels hardest for you right now?

💌 For those moments when your mind needs a different kind of training, my monthly email offers science-based tools for emotional regulation, focus, and recovery.

It's a resource for athletes, leaders, and high performers seeking deeper presence and sustainable well-being. Join us via the 🔗 in my bio.

12/22/2025

The real challenge of the holidays? Letting yourself slow down. 👀

For athletes and high-performing professionals, the holidays aren’t always a true break.

The pressure to stay productive doesn’t disappear; it just changes outfits.

🤔 So instead of adding more to your list this season, what if you paused long enough to ask yourself these questions?

Let this be your holiday check-in 💙

Not “How much did I get done?” but “How did I show up for myself?”

📌 If you want more reflections grounded in performance psychiatry, presence, and sustainable excellence, join my email list.

I share deeper insights, tools, and resources there that don’t always make it to social media.

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12/19/2025

So excited to share my experience at the Women with Drive Summit V!

This was driven by Mobil 1, alongside the incredible community at and ! 🙌

Surrounded by passionate and driven women in motorsports, I felt energized and deeply inspired.

From sessions to hallway conversations, a strong sense of community, support, and shared purpose filled the air.

A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible and to the women who continue to lift one another and lead with intention in this space.

I truly had fun, learned so much, and walked away with renewed drive. ✨

Here’s to more connection, more opportunity, and more women shaping the future of motorsports.

Follow for more insights on sport psychiatry, mental health across the lifespan, and navigating the demands of high-performance life.

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12/17/2025

Holiday season = OOO time until your phone starts screaming during your vacation 😅

High performers are experts at turning rest into “remote work with a nicer view.”

But your brain and body don’t recover on TECHNICALITIES.

They recover through true disconnection, a felt sense of safety, and real presence, especially during the holidays, when your system finally has room to come down from constant demand.

And if you lead, manage, or carry responsibility for others, the urge to stay available makes sense.

Try this mindset shift instead 👇🏼

From: “If I’m not available, things will fall apart.”
To: “If I’m always available, I’m training everyone to depend on my exhaustion.”

So this season, practice logging off without guilt. Not because you earned it, but because your peace is NON-NEGOTIABLE. ✨

Share this with the teammate who cannot stop “checking in” on vacation.

📌 Follow for more science‑backed mental performance strategies for high achievers.

12/12/2025

Your nervous system needs a holiday, too. 😉

👉 These 6 tips will help you step back and return more present for yourself and everyone who relies on you.

Swipe through to start your holiday reset today.

Follow for more grounded, practical tools to create calm, focus, and mental clarity in high-pressure seasons. 🤝

💙 Tag a teammate, colleague, or loved one who needs this reminder to rest.

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