What if the thing your body needs most—rest—feels like a threat?

In this powerful episode of Shift Happens: Embrace the Change, Ashley explores why rest and stillness can feel unsafe for those who’ve grown up in survival mode. Drawing from personal experience and trauma-informed insight, she unpacks how early messages about productivity, safety, and worthiness can wire us to fear rest, even when we’re burned out.

You’ll learn:

Why your nervous system might resist slowing down

How rest can trigger guilt, fear, or anxiety

Gentle strategies to begin rewiring your body and brain for stillness

Why reclaiming rest is an act of healing and resistance

If rest feels uncomfortable, this episode will help you feel seen—and offer you a safe place to begin again.

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

Micro-moments of rest

Trauma and hustle culture

Rest as a birthright—not something you earn