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The Rest of Us with Dana Tenille Weekes
The Rest of Us podcast explores rest as self-liberation for advocates and professionals who are losing themselves to the demands of work, loved ones, friends, strangers, and this dizzying world. The Rest of Us cultivates a community through honest reflections, conversations, and laughter for people willing to embrace rest differently.
The Rest of Us with Dana Tenille Weekes
Ep 3: The Rest Continuum - Exploring Three Forms of Rest (Part 2 of 3)
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In this episode of the Rest of Us podcast, host Dana Tenille Weekes delves further into the concept of the rest continuum, focusing specifically on two forms of rest: doing nothing/being and restoring.
Dana explains the importance of cultivating space for rest (in addition to living in a rest mindset) by illustrating how each form of rest can help us reconnect with our agency and sense of belonging. The episode concludes with reflective questions to help listeners incorporate and embrace these forms of rest into our everyday lives.
00:00 Introduction to the Rest Continuum
00:12 Recap of Part One
01:19 Exploring the Rest Continuum
02:10 Understanding Agency and Belonging
05:24 Doing Nothing and Being
06:34 Challenges of Doing Nothing
10:02 Questions for Reflection on Doing Nothing
10:46 Restoring Rest
13:37 Questions for Reflection on Restoring
14:18 Conclusion and Community Building
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