Nuance Needed

49: Resting Girl Summer

Listen Later

Feeling exhausted despite your nightly "relaxation" routine? In this episode, Sam challenges our collective delusion about what true rest actually looks like in a world of constant stimulation.

In conversation, we explore:

  • Why your "cool girl summer" aesthetic might be missing the most important element: actual rest
  • The uncomfortable truth about how scrolling TikTok is stimulation, not recovery
  • How we've mistaken digital consumption for downtime and why it's depleting us
  • The critical difference between brain stimulation and genuine nervous system recovery
  • Why even "self-care" can become another performance when it's aestheticized for social media
  • Practical strategies for creating technology boundaries that actually work
  • How to identify activities that provide true restoration versus those that just look restful
  • Sam's personal approach to balancing comfort shows with genuine disconnection
  • Why reading a physical book might be the revolutionary act your brain is craving

    • This episode invites you to consider a "soft girl self-care, non-technology based aesthetic" for summer—focusing on what nurtures you rather than what looks good online.

    WE ARE NOW ON SUBSTACK with bonus episodes, pep talks, episodes guides, and so much more! Join us at nuanceneeded.substack.com

    To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area.

    Want to join the conversation? EMAIL- [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Nuance NeededBy Nuance Needed
    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9

    4.9

    157 ratings

    More shows like Nuance Needed

    View all
    Thanks For Asking by Feelings & Co.

    Thanks For Asking

    13,272 Listeners

    Help Me Be Me by Cloud10

    Help Me Be Me

    1,812 Listeners

    UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone by Kara Loewentheil

    UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone

    5,123 Listeners

    For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast by Jen Hatmaker

    For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

    6,451 Listeners

    Be There in Five by Kate Kennedy

    Be There in Five

    7,191 Listeners

    The Liz Moody Podcast by Liz Moody

    The Liz Moody Podcast

    3,117 Listeners

    Light Up The Couch by Clearly Clinical

    Light Up The Couch

    335 Listeners

    ShrinkChicks by Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

    ShrinkChicks

    741 Listeners

    Under the Influence with Jo Piazza by Jo Piazza

    Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

    785 Listeners

    Good Inside with Dr. Becky by Dr. Becky Kennedy

    Good Inside with Dr. Becky

    4,532 Listeners

    Financial Feminist by Her First $100K | YAP Media

    Financial Feminist

    6,319 Listeners

    We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

    We Can Do Hard Things

    41,445 Listeners

    Girlscamp by Hayley Rawle

    Girlscamp

    1,851 Listeners

    CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT by Calling Home

    CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

    336 Listeners

    Culture Study Podcast by Anne Helen Petersen

    Culture Study Podcast

    688 Listeners