Episode 74 | Creating Safety for Your Own System: Why Structured Rest Matters

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After 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 recovery
• What it means to actually create safety in your body
• How 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 salads
• How nervous system regulation and honoring capacity became my new foundation

Mentioned 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 dump
• The Delete, Delay, Delegate method for managing your calendar
• Anchoring your week with movement, connection, rest, and more
• Building nervous system capacity gently, without shame

Quote 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.

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