#78 Rest Isn’t a Reward — It’s a Recalibration

Rest isn’t a luxury you earn — it’s the rhythm you were made for. In this episode, we dismantle hustle culture and reclaim rest as a spiritual, identity-rooted recalibration for High Capacity Humans.

If rest feels unfamiliar, unsafe, or like something you have to earn — this episode is for you.

In today’s recalibration, Julie Holly speaks to the High Capacity Human who’s learned to associate rest with weakness, laziness, or falling behind. If your worth has ever been tied to your work, rest probably hasn’t felt like safety. But what if it’s actually where identity gets restored?

Through client stories and the powerful example of Arthur Brooks — former AEI president turned happiness scholar — we’ll explore why real rest is not passive, but powerful. It’s not what you earn after performance — it’s what you return to when you remember who you are.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why rest often feels unsafe for high achievers
• How hustle culture rewires our nervous system
• What Arthur Brooks’ life shift teaches us about identity over legacy
• A practical recalibration to begin trusting stillness again

🧭 Today’s Micro-Recalibration:

Part 1: Personal Prompt
Ask: “Where in my life am I withholding rest because I feel like I haven’t earned it?”
Then write this sentence:
“I am allowed to rest — not because I’m finished, but because I’m loved.”

Part 2: Leadership Cue
Ask: “Where am I modeling hustle instead of wholeness — and what would shift if my leadership rhythm included visible rest?”
Let rest become part of the way you lead, not something you hide.

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