04/14/2026
For a long time I thought I was bad at relaxing.
Which, for a type A perfectionist, is NOT something we want to be at anything, let alone something that was essentially doing nothing??
But every time I “rested,” I ended up more anxious up than when I started — scrolling on the couch, half-watching Netflix, feeling guilty the whole time for not doing more. All the things on my to-do list swirling in my brain, whispering to me how behind I was getting.
But recently, through my journey to chill the heck out before I lose my mind with stress, I realized something.
I wasn’t bad at resting. I was just choosing the wrong kind.
There’s a difference between physical rest and mental rest. Most high-achievers aren’t tired of doing. We’re tired of thinking. We don’t give our brains a chance to power down, process things, refresh. And when we do, we come back feeling revived and more creative.
Let me know in the comments if you feel the same way 🫶🏼
and save this as a reminder to take a real break