Episode #20: The Importance of Rest and How to Make It Happen!
Today we sit down to talk all about rest! What is rest? Are there different types of rest? If so, what are they and how do I know what kind of rest I need? We will answer all of these questions and walk through tactile steps to creating space in your busy schedule and prioritizing rest...because your life depends on it!
Show Notes:
We should be spending 42% (roughly 10 hours/day) resting.
8 of the 10 hours should be spent sleeping.
Inadequate sleep damages our physical health
Rest includes physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies
7 types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, sensory, social, and creative
Resources:
Episode #16: Stress Cycle, Connection and Rest
The Rest Quiz: https://www.restquiz.com/quiz/rest-quiz-test/
Strategies to Calm Your Mind and Get Some Sleep: https://www.sleephealthsolutionsohio.com/blog/mind-racing-before-sleep/
A Formula to Stop You from Overcommitting Your Time: https://hbr.org/2015/02/a-formula-to-stop-you-from-overcommitting-your-time
Tips for Avoiding Overcommitment (American Psychological Association): https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2005/11/matters
Redefining Rest - Slowing Down to Speed Up! With Bec Heinrich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypNfi10JZo
Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA): https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle/dp/1984818325/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=burnout&qid=1617731746&sr=8-1
Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity (Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD): https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Rest-Recover-Energy-Restore/dp/1478921684/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-rsf-lq2a1_0?cv_ct_cx=Sacred+REst&dchild=1&keywords=Sacred+REst&pd_rd_i=1478921684&pd_rd_r=6ee743c4-8588-4ace-87d5-b5cc92df8790&pd_rd_w=FnLN0&pd_rd_wg=AKCkX&pf_rd_p=26b0e770-de1c-4342-bf97-c57fd874dbaf&pf_rd_r=RNKH38RX3RJ9EX63EP2F&psc=1&qid=1621137970&sr=1-1-49946e88-733b-44df-869b-c05699555c56
Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and waking rest? https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/42/10/zsz138/5575658
The Best Podcasts for Sleep: https://www.tuck.com/sleep/best-podcasts-sleep/
Rest for Success: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-rest/201705/rest-success
How Resting More Can Boost Your Productivity: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_resting_more_can_boost_your_productivity
The science of rest and why it is important to daydream: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/the-science-of-rest-and-why-it-is-important-to-daydream-1.4157446
Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-downtime/
A Day of Rest: 12 Scientific REasons it Works: https://www.inc.com/rhett-power/a-day-of-rest-12-scientific-reasons-it-works.html
12 Simple Strategies to Create Space in Your Day: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/create-space/
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