"Rest is the pause that we take when we stop pouring out for others and fill up our own cup. It is essential. Rest is waiting for you, you don’t have to earn it. You are worthy of rest right now, today, in this present moment.” Erin Strybis joins us on the podcast to unpack all things REST.
In this episode we discuss how to recognize signs of burnout, why we sometimes withhold the rest we need, and how we are working to push against hustle culture by making real, rejuvenating rest a priority.
Erin is a writer and editor based in Chicago who loves connecting with other moms through storytelling. As the mom of one strong-willed preschooler, she believes the secret to motherhood is leaning into grace.
When she’s not chasing stories (or her preschooler!), Erin writes Nourish, a newsletter to help you be kinder to yourselves and others. Find her on Instagram: @erinstrybis.
Connect with host Lindsay on Instagram @upliftinganchor. She sends out her Hope Notes newsletter seasonally, you can sign up for it here.
You can read more of her writing on her website: http://www.upliftinganchor.com
This episode mentions:
Exhale Creativity: a community that believes that motherhood and art can coexist.
Anne Helen Peterson Burnout: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation (buzzfeednews.com)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Simply Psychology
Surge Capacity: Our Brains Struggle to Process This Much Stress | Elemental (medium.com)
Lindsay's Book Rec: Rhythms of Rest by Shelly Miller
Erin's Book Recs: Devotions by Mary Oliver, Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
