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A Wind-down Practice For Overthinkers: 20 minutes Before Bed
If your mind tends to wake up the moment your body lies down, you're not broken; you're just missing a bridge between your day and your sleep, and this 20-minute wind-down practice might be exactly what you've been looking for.
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The Science Of A Nervous System Supportive Routine: What Your Body Actually Needs
I want to start with something that might be a relief to hear: a nervous system-supportive routine doesn't need to be elaborate. It doesn't require an hour in the morning before the world asks anything of you. It doesn't require a cold plunge, a meditation cushion, a supplement protocol, or the kind of disciplined sequencing that looks good written down and feels exhausting in practice.
Burnout by Emily Nagoski: The Book That Changed How I Understand Stress Cycles
Burnout, written by Emily Nagoski and her sister Amelia, published in 2019, is the book that gave me the clearest framework I've found for understanding why rest alone doesn't resolve exhaustion. Why a holiday can end and the weight return within days. Why doing less isn't always the same as recovering.