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Episode 74 | Creating Safety for Your Own System: Why Structured Rest MattersJoin the Therapist Pen-Pal List for weekly reflections and burnout recovery tips:https://balanced-thunder-281.myflodesk.com/drjenbAfter a difficult meeting left me dysregulated and questioning everything (again), I knew it was time to return to this series: Structured Rest.In this personal and practical episode, I talk about:Why traditional rest isn't enough in burnout recoveryWhat it means to actually create safety in your bodyHow I’m listening to the parts of me that say, “I can’t keep doing this”The real-life commitments I’m making—like yoga as a student, taking real lunch breaks, and ditching sad saladsHow nervous system regulation and honoring capacity became my new foundationMentioned episodes:Ep 65 – Overbooked & Overwhelmed: UnF@#k Your Calendar:https://drjenblanchette.com/podcast/065-overbooked-overwhelmed-unfk-your-calandar/Ep 70 – Is It Burnout or Depression?https://drjenblanchette.com/podcast/070-therapist-burnout-or-depression-lets-get-granular/Ep 71 – Why We Wait Until We're Burned Out: https://drjenblanchette.com/podcast/071-why-we-wait-until-were-burnt-interoception-burnout-therapist-mental-health/Coming up in the Structured Rest Series:How to clear mental clutter with a weekly brain dumpThe Delete, Delay, Delegate method for managing your calendarAnchoring your week with movement, connection, rest, and moreBuilding nervous system capacity gently, without shameQuote to carry with you: Structured rest is what gives you the capacity to come back to yourself—to listen, to rest, and maybe, eventually, to build what’s next.Subscribe & follow for the rest of the series. Pen-Pal List: https://balanced-thunder-281.myflodesk.com/drjenb
