The terms ‘rest’ and ‘relaxation’ are often used interchangeably (and even I’m doing it in this episode), but there are some slight differences to be aware of ‘rest’ is about sleeping or stopping completely to recover your strength, whereas ‘relaxation’ is about refreshing your mind and body by engaging in activities that we enjoy in order to reduce stress and improve your mood.īut beyond those broad definitions of rest and relaxation, there’s a bigger type that we don’t really talk about enough: emotional rest. These are the absolute basics of keeping your body going anything less than that and you’re likely to run into physical or mental health issues (or both). To put it simply, rest is about having downtime it’s about allowing yourself time to relax, reset and recover, whether that’s from your work or home life, or both.Īt a basic level, it’s also about the absolute fundamentals of looking after yourself: getting enough sleep on a regular basis, drinking plenty of water, eating well in order to put the right types of fuel into your body (and the right amounts), and moving your body with at least moderate exercise.
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These are all basic aspects of better mental health which, frankly, it can be all-too-easy to ignore, but doing so can cause you to hit a wall in terms of physical and emotional energy, and even, potentially, to burn out… but, of course, I come prepared today with simple and practical ideas for how to look after yourself better!īefore we get into all of that, let’s start with some definitions and let’s talk about… Today’s podcast about rest is a continuation of the conversation I had in that video, and it’s actually about a whole bunch of different things that we all need to consider: rest, relaxation, recharging and, most importantly, self care.
Last week on my YouTube channel, Better Mental Health, I did a video about the value of rest and it was an opportunity to talk openly about how exhausted I was and share what I was doing to manage the situation in a healthy way talking about it in that video (which you’ll find linked in the podcast episode description) got me to reading some research articles about the role of rest in mental health (I know, what a nerd!) and so I decided that it was actually a really good topic to cover in more detail here on the podcast because I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets like that sometimes.
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Why? To put it simply, I wasn’t making enough time for quality rest and relaxation, and there is only so long that you can run at full speed for before your fuel tank dries up I can tell you very honestly that mine was flashing “empty” and that ding, ding, ding noise was going off like when your car is about to run dry. This episode could have very easily been called ‘Let’s Talk About… Exhaustion’ because I most definitely hit a wall last week (and the week before that) in terms of my energy levels. This week I’m talking about rest and I’ll be covering what rest is (and what it isn’t), why quality rest and relaxation matters, and how to rest and recharge in a healthy way.
Hello and welcome to Episode 109, and thanks so much for joining me!
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