Audio Version (10:11)
You finally sit down after a busy day. Nothing urgent needs your attention, and you’ve been looking forward to putting your feet up. Yet, within minutes, you’re thinking about the washing, an unanswered email or something you could be getting ahead of.
Instead of enjoying the break, you feel uncomfortable. Perhaps even guilty. Before long, you’re back on your feet because doing something feels easier than dealing with the criticism inside your own head.
This comes up regularly with my coaching clients. They’re exhausted and desperately need some downtime, but when they take it, they give themselves a hard time for being “lazy” or “wasting time”.
So, why can something we need feel so difficult? Often, the answer involves what we’ve learned about productivity, our fear of judgment and how our bodies respond to stress.
In the extended YouTube version of this article, I discuss each section in more detail, and I also cover four ways to begin making rest easier. Click here to watch.
