Podcast Episodes

Rewriting the Motherline: Choosing Rest for Myself and my Children - with Ali Schmitt

Episode 103

In this tender episode of The Rested Mother Series, Ali Schmitt shares how the exhaustion she witnessed in her own mother—and later experienced herself as a mother of three—led her to seek a new way …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rest Pep Talk: The Cliff, Thelma & Louise, and The Call to Rest

Episode 102

When life pushes you to the edge, you don’t have to carry it all — you get to rest. In this short Rest Pep Talk, Karen Brody shares a personal story of choosing rest during a cliff’s edge moment, an…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rest Pep Talk: When You Rest, the World Doesn't Crumble

Episode 101

In this tender rest pep talk, Karen shares a deeply personal reflection on grief, caregiving, and the radical power of rest. If you’ve been carrying too much, doing too much, or doubting your worth b…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Power of Creating a Rest Legacy - Our 100th Episode!

Episode 100

Today on the Daring to Rest Podcast we are celebrating our 100th episode. 🎙️🎉  We're talking about the power of creating a rest legacy. This episode is in memory of Jaimee Roncone, one of the first D…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sacred Rest with Octavia Raheem

Episode 99

Octavia Raheem is back on the Daring to Rest Podcast talking about the power of rest, writing, and her new book, Rest is Sacred. Octavia is a wife, mother, three time author, rest coach, and restorat…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Sacred Rest with Octavia Raheem

Episode 99

Octavia Raheem is back on the Daring to Rest Podcast talking about the power of rest, writing, and her new book, Rest is Sacred. Octavia is a wife, mother, three time author, rest coach, and restorat…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Why 40 Days of Rest Matter + Karen Answers Your Rest Questions

Episode 98

Karen's on her own this episode talking about why 40 days of rest matters and answering your questions on why we resist rest, the best time to practice yoga nidra for good sleep, how to let grief and…

Published on 9 months ago

Rest Leadership: Meet Sisterhood 9 of the Daring to Rest Facilitator Training

Episode 97

Karen speaks with six newly certified Daring to Rest Facilitators from Sisterhood 9 of the Daring to Rest Facilitator Training who recently led rest sessions at our annual online Rest Camp for Women.…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Joy and Justice with Dr. Kamilah Majied

Episode 96

On today's episode Dr. Kamilah Majied joins me to discuss joy and justice in the context of black wisdom and Buddhist teachings. We talk about "entering the palace of oneself," the roots of black mus…

Published on 11 months ago

Reimagining the Landscape of Work with Brigid Schulte

Episode 95

What if changing our relationship with grind culture requires imagining a new story?

My guest today on the Daring to Rest Podcast thinks so.

In the spring of 2014, I had the pleasure of speaking abo…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago