#94: Doctor’s Orders: 7 Ways to Get the Rest You Need

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your life looks good on the outside, but you wake up every day tired and overwhelmed. You know it’s an issue, but you don’t know what to do about it. Is there more you can do, beyond just getting more sleep? How do you find a deeper sense of restoration, so you don’t walk around every day in functional burnout?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode welcomes Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a board-certified internal medicine physician, international wellness expert, and the author of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sacred Rest</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, to talk about the 7 types of rest you need and what to do when you have a deficit. She will unpack how to identify where your deficits are and what you can do to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">stop living burned out but instead live restored, energetic, and passionate.</span></p> <p><strong>In this episode, you’ll discover—</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The distinction between sleep and rest</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why rest is more than cessation of activity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How you may unconsciously experience sensory overload</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What factors</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">play a role in your fatigue and recovery time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Practical ways to integrate rest as a part of your lifestyle</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Rest-Recover-Energy-Restore/dp/1478921684/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sacred+rest&qid=1623349901&sr=8-1"> <span style="font-w