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When Stillness Feels Unsafe: Why Rest Makes Us Anxious anxiety anxiety and rest beyond burnout burnout recovery burnout-proof living creative burnout emotional well-being energy reset holiday burnout holiday reflection meaningful rest mental health awareness mindfulness nervous system regulation overachiever mindset productivity culture rest rest and recovery rest resistance self-worth and work slow living stress management unlearning hustle winter wellness work-life balance Nov 13, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to take a day off — really off — and felt your brain quietly screaming that you should be doing something productive… congratulations, you’re normal.

For a lot of us, rest doesn’t feel peaceful. It feels wrong. It feels like we’re falling behind, like some imaginary group of “o...

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Shelley Boyd

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Shelley Boyd is the co-founder of the video production company, Shells & the Bear, and the host of the Beyond Burnout podcast. She and her husband John, along with a houseful of cats and dogs, live in Nashville, Tennessee.

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