Why Rest is not a withdrawal from ambition but an alignment with our biological intelligence.
In this conversation, I sit down with neuroscientist, physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneur Valeria Ricotti to explore something I care deeply about: why rest and nervous system regulation are not luxuries, but foundations for clarity, creativity, wellbeing and sustainable success.
One of the reasons I wanted to record this dialogue is because I want more people to see that this message is not mine alone. More and more experts are recognising that when we live in chronic stress, we lose perspective, empathy, creativity and ease — and when we learn how to regulate, rest and return to safety, everything changes.
This is a rich, honest conversation about high performance, biology, and what becomes possible when we stop treating rest like a reward and start seeing it as part of how we thrive.