Are you over-ing, especially in your career arena?
Are you someone who over-does, over-commits, over-functions?
Are you ready to stop romanticizing work as your main identity?
Over-ing has REAL health consequences and keeps you out of living your true ambition of impact and goodness in the world. This is one of the messages of don’t be 2016 me.

Neuroscience shows that we as humans can adapt to stress (physical and mental) and grow from that stress, but only when paired with real restorative rest - which is the opposite for many folks on this side of the pandemic or even for work hustle culture generally. I see rest as a critical element of living intentionally and mindfully.

I’ve been exploring the seven types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative and spiritual. With these in mind I’ve planned my winter break differently - loosely scheduling my days for connection/disconnection, spaciousness, and proactive planning rather than catching up.