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Podcast Episode 50 — The Importance of Rest, Relaxation, and Sleep
In today’s world we’re constantly on the go. We work long hours and even bring extra work home to catch up on at night and on the weekends. We work hard at parenting, keeping up the house and yard, and maintaining a social life. We are busier than ever, yet we are all still limited to twenty-four hours in a day. Something has to be given the lowest priority in our lives, and more often than not, we sacrifice our rest, relaxation, and sleep.
Let’s start with the biggest one first.
Sleep is essential for our survival. If you’ve had a newborn in the house or been in any other situation where you didn’t get much sleep for days and weeks on end, you know how bad the effects of sleep deprivation can be. You can pull one all-nighter, but go for a couple of days on little-to-no sleep and you’ll start to feel like you’re going insane.
Take the time to figure out how much sleep you need each night. Not how much you CAN get — how much you actually NEED. Once you do that, adjust your schedule accordingly to make sleep a priority.
I can hear you now: “But Lisa, I have SO MUCH to do; I can’t get any more sleep than I’m getting now!” But be honest with yourself. Everything that you’re doing when you’re sleep-deprived is not being done at your best, and you’re most likely…
