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Apr 8, 2026 8 min

Wind Down Wednesday - Get Your Rest 'NOW'

from Cousin Ed’s Corner Hosted by Cousin Ed

On today's episode, I'm coming to you with something personal, something real, and something I think a lot of us need to hear. This one is about REST. Not the idea of it. Not the 10 min nap version of it. The real, honest, gritty conversation about what it actually takes to slow down when your mind won't stop running. I've been waking up at 3 AM for years — and it started back when I was deep into trading, hitting those early morning foreign market calls every single day. That habit stayed with me long after the trading ended. So coming out of Easter, I asked myself one question: what's ONE thing I need to change? And the answer led me to an experiment — putting my phone in another room at night. Just that. Simple. But not easy. And I want you to know how it's going. I'm also sharing a word that came out of my men's group this morning that stopped me in my tracks — "Take care of yourself, brothers and sisters, BEFORE you start taking care of others." Because you have to be here — present, whole, healthy — to show up for the people you love. That's not a suggestion. That's wisdom. That's faith. Tap in, FAM. Listen, share it with someone who needs it, and then come back and tell me — what do YOU do to wind down at night? I want to hear from you. Drop a comment, send a text, hit my line. We build together in this Community 💛🖤 👉🏾 Listen now: https://linktr.ee/cousinedscorner 📱 Text me: 762-333-2032 📲 Find me everywhere: @CousinEdsCorner 📬 Subscribe to Substack: cousinedscorner.

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