GREENSBORO - The recent doping report against Lance Armstrong has led News 2 to ask: what happens to our mind when we lose a hero to allegations like this?

Nannette Funderburk, therapist and owner of The Social and Emotional Learning Group explains the following:

• What happens in the mind when we lose a hero?
• How do people keep perspective when it comes to heroes?
• Why do we idolize and look up to athletes?

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