This week, I’m recovering from an unexpected surgery! I will have more to say about this soon, but for now, enjoy these words I wrote about rest back in 2020, the first year of this podcast.

What are your favorite ways to creatively rest? Tell me in the comments for this post on IG

Burnout Talk @ International Double Reed Society Convention in Indy

June Joyster Meet-Up

Original Show notes:

Do you know how to rest? This week Merideth explores the full spectrum of rest from an artist's perspective-- from mind-numbing TV to the REM cycles of the coveted 8 hours of sleep. She explores one writer's idea on how to do nothing, how we might translate our knack for creativity into a practice of restorative rest, and how this idea is built right into the creative process itself. 

Read more about Jenny Odell's book here. Listen to Jessica X. Osborne here.  Download Jason Blythe's music here.