Episode 26: Key Components of Rest: How to Heal, Recharge, and Not Just Stay Busy
In this episode of Taking a Career Break with Katrina McGee, we dive deep into a topic that’s too often overlooked when planning time away from work: true rest.
Rest isn’t just about sleep or doing “nothing.” It’s about intentional choices that allow your body, mind, and nervous system to recover from burnout and recalibrate toward a more fulfilling life. Drawing on a powerful recent coaching session, Katrina unpacks how one client’s packed sabbatical plan lacked the very thing it needed most: genuine rest.
Katrina shares the five personalized components of rest her client identified — including good sleep hygiene, unstructured time, and nature walks — and expands with 15 research-backed strategies you can incorporate into your own break. Whether you’re deep into your sabbatical, planning for one, or simply needing better boundaries in everyday life, this episode offers real, practical support.
You’ll learn:
Why fun and fulfilment aren’t always the same as rest
How to recognise over-scheduling disguised as “productive” time off
Simple ways to build rest into your break intentionally
How to create personal “guardrails” to protect time for restoration
The power of boundaries — especially the ones we set with ourselves
Plus, Katrina shares tools like journaling for emotional release, forest bathing, daily walks of awe, and the importance of silence and solitude in our hyper-connected world.
If you’ve ever said, “I’ll rest once everything’s done,” this episode is for you.
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🎧 Listen now and redefine what rest means to you.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Career Breaks
03:09 The Importance of Rest
06:09 Key Components of Rest
09:12 Setting Boundaries for Rest
11:49 15 Ideas for Rest and Restoration
18:00 Practical Takeaways and Conclusion
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