The Importance of Rest | #20

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: 

MT&B Podcast Episode: “Stress Cycle, Connection and Rest | #16”

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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