Hey friends, welcome to the Rhythms for Life podcast where each week we talk about four rhythms that help you reduce stress and anxiety and take charge of your emotional health.

Rest, restore, connect, create.

These ideas come from Rebecca's best-selling book,

Rhythms of Renewal, trading stress and anxiety

for a life of peace and purpose.

So grab your copy, invite your friends,

and let's live in rhythm.

Hey friends, welcome back, I'm Rebecca, and I am so excited that you are tuning in today

September 1 fall is here and from what I remember from a decade ago September 1 meant the day of the pumpkin scone at

Starbucks. I try to not eat that pumpkin scone anymore but the sentiment is still there pumpkin spice latte

pumpkin it's still very hot let's be honest here in Nashville so I'm not even sure

if anybody is thinking pumpkin right now but let's just ease into the new season

shall we because we need that. I think we all are kind of ready for a little more

structure, little more planning. Our kids are all back in school,

which I'm grateful for, but I also know for a lot of people,

that's not the case.

There's virtual, there's live,

everyone's having to navigate it differently.

So just know that we're thinking about you and

hoping that you are finding some way to get back in rhythm. I'm encouraged so much by how you guys have used quarantine to establish rhythms and then figure out

what are the ones you want to keep going as you reenter life. So I'm praying that that makes it clear

and easy for you today. Today we're so excited to share our

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