The 7 Key Areas of Rest

With Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
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We are a society that praises being busy. The more you cram into a day and the fewer hours you need to sleep the more productive and successful you seem, but are you? And at what cost?

On today’s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru, talks to Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, an author, speaker, and board-certified internal medicine physician. Dr. Dalton-Smith is an international media resource on the mind-body-spirit connection and one of the top 100 medical experts in Good Housekeeping Doctors’ Secrets. She has been featured in many media outlets including Women’s Day, Redbook, First For Women, MSNBC, and Prevention. She is the author of Set Free to Live Free and Come Empty. Her newest release is Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity.

In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Saundra talk about the seven types of rest and why a deficiency in any one of these areas can have unfavorable effects on your health, happiness, relationships, creativity, and productivity. They discuss why so many people struggle with fatigue and insomnia, and the importance of giving yourself permission to embrace rest. They also talk about setting boundaries, and how to increase your overall happiness to live your best life.

I know you’ll love this episode of The Broken Brain Podcast as much as I did.

PS – For more on Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, be sure to follow her on Instagram @DrDaltonSmith, on Facebook @DrSaundraDaltonSmith, on Twitter @DrDaltonSmith, and on Pinterest @DrDaltonSmith. Check out her website https://ichoosemybestlife.com and her book, Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, right here. You can also take her free Rest Quiz to find out what type of rest you need to live your best life.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. Dr. Saundra’s personal story and what inspired her work
    (2:21)
  2. Why so many people struggle with insomnia and fatigue
    (5:21)
  3. The difference between sleep and rest
    (7:57)
  4. The 7 types of rest
    (9:46)
  5. How to prioritize rest using the R-E-S-T method
    (12:56)
  6. The importance of rest when it comes to our overall health
    (15:14)
  7. How to create boundaries when it comes to rest
    (23:22)
  8. How a lack of rest negatively impacts brain function
    (24:20)
  9. The Gifts of Rest
    (27:26)
  10. Dr. Saundra’s tips for parents on rest
    (33:16)
  11. The importance of community and intentional friendships
    (39:55)
  12. Learn more about Dr. Saundra and her work
    (47:43)

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Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Podcast, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

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Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, speaker, and board-certified physician. She has an active medical practice in Alabama (near the Birmingham area). She received her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Georgia, and graduated with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Baker College and Davenport University in Michigan teaching courses on health, nutrition, and disease progression. Dr. Dalton-Smith is a national and international media resource on the mind, body, spirit connection and has been featured in Women’s Day, Redbook, and First For Women magazine. She is the author of Set Free to Live Free and Come Empty (winner 2016 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year and 2016 Illumination Award Gold medalist). Her newest release is Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness and live your best life. She has shared her tips on merging faith and medicine with over 16,000 health care professionals to encourage the current and next generation of doctors to treat the whole person.

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