Hey friends, welcome to Girls Night. I'm Stephanie May Wilson and I am so happy that you're here.

Each week I have a girlfriend over and we talk through one of the biggest questions we have

about our lives as women. We're talking about friendships and faith and relationships

as self-confidence. About our calling in life and how to live every bit of our lives to the absolute

full. Life is so much better and easier and absolutely more fun only navigated together as

girlfriends and I cannot wait to get started. Today I'm sharing a conversation I had a few

seasons ago with Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith. Sandra is a board-certified internal medicine physician,

speaker, and author. In her book Sacred Rest she highlights seven types of rest that we all need

to have if we're going to be productive, happy and if we're ever going to stop feeling so burned out.

And that's exactly what we're talking about today. Friends rest is not a luxury. It's an essential

part of our lives. And Sandra is going to teach us exactly how to make that a reality with some

practical tips that are totally doable. She'll also explain the difference between getting a good night

sleep and getting rest because it turns out they're actually two separate things. That's why you can

get a good night sleep and still feel totally burned out, empty, and cranky the next day. Guys,

I've learned so much about rest in this conversation. Sandra's seven types of rest totally blew my

mind. They helped me pinpoint where I'm experiencing some burnout and gave me fresh ideas on how to

find the rest that I need. I know they'll do the same for you. But before we dive in,

do you guys know that I have a shop? I do. It's filled with all my books and prayer journals and

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of the resources I talk about here on the show, or if you want to be twins with me and get an official

girls night sweatshirt that is so cozy you'll practically live in it. That's where you can find all

those things. You can check out my shop at StephanieMayWelson.com and actually speaking of both my

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