That’s stress for you. When your mind is in overdrive, your body will have a difficult time relaxing even when you’re tired, drained, exhausted. AND, if you’ve experienced traumatic episodes and/or environments, your nervous system is likely dysregulated and has a heightened capacity for dealing with unhealthy stress.

Despite my mind’s stubborn insistence to “power through” by plunking away at my keyboard or hammering away at a big project, I have found time and time again that taking this course of action does not always yield more productivity.

The reality is that there is productivity in movement and in rest.

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How to stop getting in your own way and start living with fullness.

As cities begin to come sprawling back to life, you may feel yourself peaking out of your cave for the first time in over a year. And after so much time at home, you may feel at a crossroads. What’s next? What do I want to do? Who do I want to be? Where do I want to go? This past season has given us an overwhelming period of time to sit in stillness, reflect, and just be with ourselves in a way most of us probably hadn’t before.

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