Rest isn’t laziness — it’s science. In this episode of Embracing Flow, Heather Allmendinger reveals how honoring your body’s need for rest strengthens resilience, balances hormones, and restores clarity.

Discover the biology behind rest: how cortisol impacts stress and energy, how the parasympathetic nervous system and vagus nerve regulate recovery, and why sleep is a cornerstone of hormonal and metabolic health. Learn how circadian and ultradian rhythms shape your daily focus and how listening to your body’s signals helps prevent burnout.

Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, balancing family and career, or leading in your professional life, this episode will inspire you to embrace rest as a strategic advantage.

References (for your show notes):

• Hormonal response to stress: Cortisol and progesterone increase during stress in follicular phase PMC+2sciencedirect.com+2
• Cortisol variation across menstrual cycle: higher in follicular phase MDPI
• Parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) physiology Vogue+2Verywell Mind+2
• Vagus nerve’s role in hormone, gut, and stress resilience jilliangreaves.com
• Sleep-hormone interaction and cortisol dysregulation with poor sleep Sleep Centers of Middle TennesseeHealthline
• Rest techniques (vagus, breath, connection) and overall resilience Verywell MindVoguetimesofindia.indiatimes.comwomenshealthmag.com

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