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...
How Rested Are You — Really? On a scale of 0 to 10 — how rested do you actually feel right now? Not ‘how much sleep did you get.’ Not ‘how productive have you been.’ How rested. Now a second question — and this one tends to land harder: When...
You skip lunch breaks. You answer emails on holiday. You only allow rest once everything is done – except everything is never done. And even when you do take a moment to breathe, stretch, or simply sit still, a familiar feeling bubbles up: guilt. If this sounds...
You sleep. You meditate. You even cancel plans for “me time” (sometimes!) And still, your body feels meh, your mind won’t stop, and the weariness feels bone-deep. If that’s you, you’re not alone.As the Queen of Rest, I work with high-achieving women and men who do...
