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111: What Your Doctor Wishes You Knew About Rest with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

August 4, 2020

Do you sleep 8 hours a night and still wake up feeling tired? Do you find yourself feeling exhausted, even though you’ve had your second cup of coffee and put your feet up to rest while checking social media? In Episode 111, Daniel and Christina interview Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith about the 7 different kinds of rest and why you need each one to live your best life.

In This Episode, You Will Hear About:

  • What your physician wishes you knew about rest
  • The 7 different types of rest and why you need each one
    • Physical
    • Mental
    • Spiritual
    • Emotional
    • Social
    • Sensory
    • Creative
  • The side-effects of not taking the time for restorative rest
  • How to find rest in the busyness of life

Resources Mentioned During the Episode:

  • Pick up a copy of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
  • Take the restquiz.com to find out what type of rest you need to live your best life
  • 7 Keys To Resiliency For The Exhausted Parent
  • When You Are Feeling Overwhelmed, Remember This
  • Life Is Better When It’s Slow
  • 10 Ways To Be Less Stressed

Quotes and Tweets:

  • Rest is not just lounging. Rest is being intentional about doing restorative activities. @DrDaltonSmith
  • Rest is about restoring those parts of us that get depleted. @DrDaltonSmith
  • Rest can become a lifestyle where you are daily doing restorative activity in the downtimes of your day. @DrDaltonSmith

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Meet Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith:

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and author. She is an international wellness expert featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and as a guest on The Dr. Oz Show. She is the author of numerous books including her new book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 100,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com. Learn more about Dr. Saundra at IChooseMyBestLife.com and DrDaltonSmith.com.
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Our podcast started out as a dream to help build strong marriages and families because when we were hurting the most (that 7 year struggle is real!) and couldn’t afford therapy, we didn’t know where to turn. We didn’t want anyone else to feel the same way, so we created a place and space where people could listen and learn in a safe environment. 

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Some #spotify wins for the IMbetween podcast this past year. Thanks to all of our listeners and Podcast Family for journeying with us and trusting us with your time. 

Our podcast started out as a dream to help build strong marriages and families because when we were hurting the most (that 7 year struggle is real!) and couldn’t afford therapy, we didn’t know where to turn. We didn’t want anyone else to feel the same way, so we created a place and space where people could listen and learn in a safe environment. 

We have learned and grown so much since that first episode drop 7 years ago. In many ways, we’ve grown up together and watched our kids grow up too. It has been a blessing to walk this road together. Cheers to 2026 and all that it brings. 

Much Love,
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Some #spotify wins for the IMbetween podcast this past year. Thanks to all of our listeners and Podcast Family for journeying with us and trusting us with your time. 

Our podcast started out as a dream to help build strong marriages and families because when we were hurting the most (that 7 year struggle is real!) and couldn’t afford therapy, we didn’t know where to turn. We didn’t want anyone else to feel the same way, so we created a place and space where people could listen and learn in a safe environment. 

We have learned and grown so much since that first episode drop 7 years ago. In many ways, we’ve grown up together and watched our kids grow up too. It has been a blessing to walk this road together. Cheers to 2026 and all that it brings. 

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Our podcast started out as a dream to help build strong marriages and families because when we were hurting the most (that 7 year struggle is real!) and couldn’t afford therapy, we didn’t know where to turn. We didn’t want anyone else to feel the same way, so we created a place and space where people could listen and learn in a safe environment. 

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Our podcast started out as a dream to help build strong marriages and families because when we were hurting the most (that 7 year struggle is real!) and couldn’t afford therapy, we didn’t know where to turn. We didn’t want anyone else to feel the same way, so we created a place and space where people could listen and learn in a safe environment. 

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