
Episode 99: Why Rest Feels Impossible in Recovery (And Why You Can’t Heal Without It)
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Why is rest so hard? If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, struggled to stop moving, or found yourself filling every quiet moment with busyness, you’re not alone. In this episode, I explore the deep-rooted beliefs that make rest feel impossible—especially in eating disorder recovery.
💡Key topics:
✔️ Why guilt around rest is so common
✔️ The toxic influence of hustle culture and diet culture
✔️ How your childhood experiences shaped your relationship with rest
✔️ The ‘flee from famine’ response—why your body resists stillness
✔️ How to break free from the belief that busyness = worth
✔️ Practical ways to reframe rest and allow yourself to slow down
The truth? Youcannot fully recover without fully resting. Your body, mind, and nervous systemneed stillness to heal. If you keep pushing, distracting, or replacing exercise with constant busyness, your body will never feel truly safe.
In other news!
💜 Struggling to slow down? The Eating Disorder Recovery Circle is here for you!
InsideThe Circle, you'll findThe Feelings Navigator, a unique tool to help you process the emotions that make rest feel so difficult—guilt, anxiety, fear of losing control, and the constant urge to "do more." Instead of avoiding or pushing through, you’ll getpractical strategies to work through these feelings in a way that supports your recovery.
🔎 Need help working through rest-related anxiety? The Feelings Navigator will guide you with:
✔️ Gentle strategies to challenge guilt
✔️ A meditation to help you settle into rest
✔️ A journaling exercise to explore your fears around slowing down
✔️ Practical steps to shift fromdoing tobeing
✨You don’t have to navigate this alone. Join the waitlist now and start giving yourself the rest you truly deserve.
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