35. Recovering the Lost Art of Rest

Amidst today's hustle culture, many of us have made it our norm to live life with constant noise and motion. Instead of taking time to pause and replenish, we often neglect signals from our mind and body. We push through our ever-growing to-do list and fall into bed at night feeling scattered and exhausted instead of at peace. In today's episode, I connect with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker and award-winning author about her book: Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity. Through our discussion of her book, we explore seven sacred types of rest, where you might have a "rest deficit" and how to integrate various types of rest into our everyday lives to restore our sense of well-being. Let Dr. Dalton-Smith and I know what you connect with in this episode by tagging us on Instagram: @drdaltonsmith and @whitneywoman. Here's what to look forward to in today's episode: -Defining "sacred rest" -Methods people are taking to address exhaustion - other than rest -The seven types of rest -A quick practice to integrate into your everyday life to address physical rest -Recognizing mental rest deficit -Time blocking low-yield activities -Why people pleasers may have an emotional rest deficit -Honoring your own "no" -How faith and science can work together -What Dr. Dalton-Smith learned about surrendering -Evaluating how we are giving and receiving energy from others -Being mindful of the positive and negative influences of social media -Recognizing a sensory rest deficit -Creative rest vs. creative output   Connect with Dr. Dalton-Smith IG: @DrDaltonsmith   Websites: DrDaltonsmith.com and https://ichoosemybestlife.com/   Rest Deficit Assessment   Book: Sacred Rest   Connect with Whitney:   IG: @Whitneywoman   Website: www.myelectricideas.com