Rest as a rebellious act
Feeling overwhelmed and waiting to get through the backlog of things-to-do before you rest?
The mistaken belief that we cannot rest when we need to - just because we feel like it.
Culturally unacceptable to rest when you are tired - just because you feel like it is derided.
And yet rest is such a beautiful thing. How good do you feel when well-rested? How much clarity and ease and joy to you gain from resting?
We have one body and yet we treat it as if we can just swap it out for the new one hanging fresh and ready to go at the back of the wardrobe.
Stop burning through your life-energy as if it was worthless. Listen to your body. Rest when you need to. Without guilt, or worry that you might never get up again.
Trust your body - it’s a miracle, quite literally. You’re tired because you need a break, not because you’re weak and useless.
I dare you to rebel against the pressure to keep going.
Resting is a rebellious act.
So rest.
‘Rested, we are ready for the world, but not held hostage by it…’
David Whyte
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The podcast for hard working professionals who want their life back. Welcome to the Overwhelm is Optional podcast where each week we find ways to gently rebel against the nonsense that overwhelm and exhaustion are just the price you pay to have the life you want.
Heidi Marke is a Coach, Teacher, Podcaster & Author
Having managed to embarrassingly and painfully burn out losing her once-loved and hard-worked-for career, confidence, health and financial stability - whilst prioritising her selfcare (yes, really!) she now quietly leads The Gentle Rebellion - inviting you to gently, but firmly, rebel against the idea that to have the life you want you to have to push through overwhelm and exhaustion. You don’t.
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