11/04/2025
If rest feels uncomfortable, this one’s for you.
Maybe you finally sit down at the end of the day—and your mind starts racing again. The dishes, the emails, the next thing. You think, I shouldn’t be sitting here yet.
This isn’t laziness or lack of discipline. It’s your nervous system protecting you—because somewhere along the way, you learned that safety came from staying in motion.
In her latest blog, Therapy Alberta counsellor Danielle Morran explores why slowing down can feel so hard, and how rest can become a practice of safety, not guilt.
“Rest isn’t doing nothing—it’s relating differently to your body, to time, and to the world that taught you speed.”
Read the full blog: Resisting Rest: The Painful Edge of Social Productivity: https://www.therapyalberta.ca/post/resisting-rest-the-painful-edge-of-social-productivity