Girl On A Hill

Today I’m wrapping up our series on rest by reviewing what we’ve learned and sharing how rest can change your life: and it can, because it’s changing mine! I share signs you need rest and why we’re exhausted. I dig into some of the lies we believe about rest, share some powerful (and painful!) truths, and a few ways to get the rest we need- the rest that’s always been a part of Gods plan for you.

Today as we start to wrap up our series on rest, we dig into the importance of spiritual rest - the rest that restores our soul and draws us closer to God, the source of true rest. We get honest about things like disconnection, worry, and our deep unhealed pain - and how those things keep us feeling broken and soul-tired. We talk about laying down our burdens, relying on God, and accepting the rest from our Savior that will not only nourish our soul but keep us from spinning.

We continue our series on rest by digging into a type of rest we all need - sensory rest. We’re overwhelmed by constant stimulation and even in our extra moments, we’re choosing noise. We talk about our relationship with silence, share some tangible fixes, and get honest about how sensory overload sends us over the top. It’s time to embrace quiet and get the sensory rest we need.

Our lives were built for connection, but are all connections restful? Today, we talk about the importance of recognizing and embracing the social interactions that lift us up and leave us feeling refreshed, and what to do about the ones that leave us feeling drained. Social rest is vital for our whole-body health, so we're digging into what it is, how to get it, and why we're feeling so alone. We're examining our boundaries, dropping the people-pleasing, and learning to love who we were made to be, all in the name of getting the social rest we so desperately need.

Our minds are overworked and exhausted, leaving us feeling stressed, cynical, and more distracted than ever. Today, we're talking about the importance of mental rest - the much-needed break our mind needs. We talk about the way mind-chatter and the constant onslaught of information wreak havoc on our brains and how things like perfectionism and drive play a role in our mental fatigue as well. We share ways to give our brains a break and some important truths we must embrace to truly get the rest we need.

We're emotionally exhausted, and it's time to fix it. Our minds and spirits need emotional rest. Today, as we continue our series on whole-body rest, we talk about what emotional rest is, digging into the why behind our stress and emotional burnout. We're out of balance, we stuff our feelings, we lack support, and we normalize constant stress - and it's showing! We talk about how to get the emotional recovery we need, why we need it, and why the changes we need to make to get it are worth it.

We continue our series on whole-body rest by digging into the concept of creative rest. While creative rest probably isn’t something you’ve ever thought about - it’s likely something your mind needs. We talk about the mental wear and tear of constant problem-solving and our need to reconnect with things that fill us with awe and wonder. We share practical ways to get creative rest that you can put into practice today and wrap it up by sharing tips, truths, and a few examples from Jesus.

We're tired, worn-out, depleted, and let's be honest it shows. We need rest! We're kicking off our new series on rest by digging into the concept of physical rest, what that means, signs we need it, and how to get it. We chat about sleep, movement, and the underlying issues that may be keeping us from the rest we need and were designed to get.

OH, Sorry!!! You may not even realize hose often you're apologizing, and today, we take a look at our habit of over-apologizing and dig deep into why we do it. Over-apologizing is wrapped up in perfectionism, shame, and people-pleasing, and it's time to let it go, unapologetically as we stand secure in who we are: worthy and loved.

We like being right but so often our need to be right gets in the way of relationship building, growth, and happiness. I get honest about the pitfalls of arguing and share how being right is about so much more than fact-checking. I talk about the blessing it is to not know everything, (we get to keep learning!) and wrap it up by talking about the power of love and the importance of seeing the person behind the difference of opinion.