I've talked in the last few episodes on a myriad of ways you can increase your frequency. What I have left out of that equation though, is the incredible restorative power of rest. This element cannot be looked over - and today I'm talking about why, in my life, after some less than great blood test results, I must make rest a priority. All is well, but it is time we bring awareness and some balance to our output vs. our input.
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I've talked in the last few episodes on a myriad of ways you can increase your frequency. What I have left out of that equation though, is the incredible restorative power of rest. This element cannot be looked over - and today I'm talking about why, in my life, after some less than great blood test results, I must make rest a priority. All is well, but it is time we bring awareness and some balance to our output vs. our input.
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Jaclyn Steele
Hello, hello hello, and welcome to episode 131 of self worth with Jaclyn Steele. Today we are going to talk about the transformative power of rest to increase your frequency. Before we begin, can we just all take a breath and enter back into our bodies enter back into the present moment life is overstimulating y'all. It is so overstimulating. And if you are empathic, it can be a lot to take in at any given moment. And taking a breath like that, coming back into your body body, whether you're taking a walk, or you're in your kitchen cooking, or you're in the car, it is a sacred moment, you're honoring yourself, you're giving yourself a bit of oxygen, and some time to think about coming back into the present. So this month on the podcast, we're talking about frequency. And so often, when I think about high frequency, I think about energy. I think of someone when they embody this, there's lit up from within someone who doesn't need five cups of coffee to get through the day, someone who is full of joy and love, and has a zest for life. This is the person that I want to embody every day. And on good days, I do, I will give myself a pat on the back for that. But where I struggle is in the balance. I have a tendency personally and I have a feeling if you're listening to this podcast, you probably do this to my output is greater than my input. Meaning I give out a lot more energy than I allow to be poured back in. In other words, I don't prioritize regularly pouring back in, I have a tendency to, to use a car metaphor, put in enough gas to go the next mile, and then enough gas to go the next mile, and then enough gas to go the next mile instead of filling my tank up all the way. And this is not a sustainable way of living. It's just not. So when we think about living at high frequency on a regular basis, how does one go about operating like this and maintaining this high level. One of the lesser talked about ways when it comes to frequency to increase it as rest. We talk about the books we read, we talk about meditation, we talk about movement, we talk about high vibe foods and high vibe people, maybe sound therapy, or acupuncture or all of these wonderful modalities that all matter greatly and have a great effect. They're very effective. But what we don't talk about enough, is rest. I've shared in the last two episodes that have been on frequency many ways of increasing one's frequency. But I have not gone in depth on the incredible unnecessary power of rest. And why is that? If I'm honest with myself, it's because I'm not good at it. What I'm learning though, the hard way is that our bodies have a way of slowing us down one way or another. If we don't listen to our need for rest, or our desire for rest. And you know this feeling. It's when someone says hey, do you want to go out Friday night and meet for dinner? Even if it's somebody you love. And your first reaction is, I really just want to crawl onto the sofa and watch Netflix. You have these moments we all do where we just want to slow down. We want to be hermits for a minute. And honestly guys, this is an indication that we are burnt out or teetering on being burnt out or on the path to burnout. We need Rest. We need it, we need it, we need it. So while I don't feel like I'm qualified to talk to you about all of the benefits of rest, because I'm not good at it, and I haven't done it consistently, I do feel like there's value in sharing my experience and sharing my story, so that you can learn from it. So here it is. When I'm thinking about rest, I think back to the few months after having my son earlier this year, guys, I was euphoric. I was and am so in love with my son. And at that time, I was in this blissful baby bubble. But I was also incredibly overstimulated. I was worrying about so many little things for him. Is he getting enough to eat? Is he sleeping enough? How can I make more breast milk? Is my breast milk nutrient dense enough? What about vaccinations? Should I allow him to be vaccinated? He hates tummy time, what do I do about this? Then when I wasn't worrying about him? I was researching things online. Like, what's the best organic baby food? How can I balance my hormones naturally postpartum? What is EMF? And how will it affect my baby? How can I block emf in my home? The list goes on and on. My brain just didn't stop. And I kept getting this check in my spirit that said, you just had 32 hours of labor, and then a C section. Woman You are tired, your eyes are burning. You need rest? And yet, I kept going, why? Was it anxiety? Was it hormonal? Was it environmental, and that we live in a world that is dominated by masculine Go Go Go energy instead of the more soft and restful feminine? It could have been a combination of all those things could have been more that I'm not even aware of. But what I know now is that lack of resting, especially after pregnancy, and a really long labor, and then a C section is catching up with me. But don't read into that to say, Well, I haven't had a long labor and a C section and haven't been pregnant, you still need rest. But those of us who have done that recently, we need even more rest. Our bodies need to heal, and they heal through rest and good nutrition. So I had a blood panel done recently, because I wanted to have my hormones checked in my thyroid and while my major organs are all functioning beautifully, thank you, God, my thyroid numbers are totally out of whack again. I have Hashimotos and I was diagnosed in 2020 have talked a bit about that on the podcast and had some really cool people on to talk about their experience with Hashimotos. But since then, since 2020 When I was diagnosed even shortly before giving birth, my thyroid numbers were all really good. I focused a lot of time and energy into my healing, and it really paid off. And now according to this new panel, they need some attention again, my thyroid needs some TLC again. And this isn't the end of the world. It just means that my body is asking me for some attention. And I've neglected it. Which is so sad. It just gave me the biggest gift in the world. And I haven't been honoring it with rest. I've been moving it. I've been giving it water I've been giving it nourishment. But I haven't been giving it enough rest. Now this is fixable, and I'm going to be able to heal. My body is resilient. I just find it to be really frustrating. It's really frustrating when your health is not imbalanced or when you feel like something is happening in your body that is beyond your control. However, when I think about it, y'all it's my fault. I didn't listen seven months ago when my body was asking for rest, and now I'm paying the price. Then you throw in a couple of really long trips with a baby to go I see family in multiple parts of the US. And my husband and I really ramped up the starting of our real estate investment business over the last three months. And you have a recipe for burnout. And for me, burnout is not only fatigue, it shows up in my thyroid numbers. And it's my responsibility to bring awareness to that and to do what my body needs to honor it. So it's time to recalibrate. And I have a feeling there are a lot of you listening who also needs some serious rest and recalibration. Mentally, physically, spiritually, we are just so overstimulated. I think back to when the last time was that I felt really, really good in my body, not just like, confident, oh, I look good, but my energy was good. My stress levels were low. I felt present and aware and strong. And it was before I was pregnant. I was taking ashwagandha and Astragalus every day, twice a day for stress. This was part of a Hashimotos protocol that I read in Dr. Axes book. So needless to say, I'm not saying these are the supplements that you need to take. But they really helped me with stress, like really, really helped me with stress. The other thing I was doing and was really consistent with was putting my phone down at 7pm every night. In fact, I stopped all the stimulation coming in at seven and from like seven to 10 allowed my body to just rest every single night before sleep every single night. Besides moving and eating well, these two things were monumental in their efficacy for me. I felt so much better every day. And I felt my stress levels decrease dramatically. There is something about our phones, not only because they emit electromagnetic What's it well, EMF stands for electro magnetic field. Anyway, going down a rabbit hole. I'm a little tired right now, obviously. But what I'm trying to get at is our phones, our little machines that keep our if they aren't keeping our bodies going by reaching for them every few minutes. They are constantly keeping our minds stimulated. And when I say rest, not only is it physical rest that we need. It's also mindful rest, our minds need to rest so our spirits can rest. They all relate. They're all symbiotic. And we need every level to be an opportunity for rest. So I am putting my phone down again at 7pm. I'm back on the ashwagandha train. And I only got off of it because it's unclear if it's safe during pregnancy. Anyway, another thing I am focusing on is joy. How can I carve out more time for the things that I love. I talk about this on the podcast all the time. And I do carve out things for I do carve out time for the things that I love. But when I am tired like this, it's not a priority. So pouring back in has to be a priority for us. It has to be something that we plan for even just dropping into the present moment long enough to feel gratitude for it. And feel the joy that comes from really feeling grateful. Another thing I've been doing when it comes to joy is buying more tickets for live music events. I love this, this pours into my soul. Tonight, I'm going to Nate bargatze He's comedy show with a few friends and I couldn't be more excited. I'm looking so forward to it. It's going to be a night of hilarity and laughing. I'm going to take my son to a butterfly exhibit tomorrow. These are activities that don't add to my busyness, you know, these are things that allow me to drop back into the present and they pour back into my tank. My burnout equation and I would venture to guess yours to really is an easy one to solve. It's when output is greater than input for a long period of time. I'm going to repeat that. It's when output is greater than input for a long period of time. I'm working on rebalancing this, you can work on rebalancing this, I think it's naive to think we can live in a scenario in which there is zero output. But we can harness our energy and be mindful of how much we are giving out, and then how much we are putting back in. So my focus right now is on pouring back in. And with that, I also just did something I've never done before. I got an air b&b, one mile from my house for three days. I got back this morning. I didn't want to be far. That's why I was only a mile away, because I've never been away from my son before. But I also knew that if I didn't get some sleep, and some rest, my thyroid numbers, and my soul would be even more out of whack. My husband took some time for himself the week prior. And in doing this, did I have mom guilt? Yes, you bet I did. But did I also get some time to nourish myself and sleep and rest? Yes. And when I think about that, from my bigger self, and not my small self, that affects my son, when I am well. I am present with him. When I'm out of balance, I am not. I want more than anything to be a present and joyful mother to him. But this requires me to have a full tank. And I'm the one responsible for making sure that tank gets filled. My husband and I were talking today and we both agreed. We've just been living out of balance, y'all we've been doing our best. We're not gonna beat ourselves up about this. We are transitioning from being two people who have been married for over a decade, two now having a son and a family. And we have three dogs. And it's such a beautiful experience, but it's a big change. And so we've been off kilter. It isn't anything that isn't reversible. But it requires awareness and then action to do things differently. I brought up the fact that I want to rest on Sundays with him, like actually rest. Normally, we have a slow Sunday morning, but then I plan the week and I cook and maybe I get groceries or clean or organize you know whatever. I want to really use Sunday to connect with God and my family and to rest. Rest is so under rated. And it is also not honored. We honor the hustle and the bustle and the busy. But we do not honor resting. We have seasons because even Earth needs to rest in the winter. So what do you need to rest? Can you turn off your phone? Can you turn off the TV? Can you lay in bed a little longer and linger over a cup of coffee. These moments and days, I'm learning the hard way are not nice to haves. They are an absolute necessity. If we want to live at a high frequency on a regular basis. My hope is that you learn from my story that your thyroid numbers do not get out of balance or anything else in your body does not get out of balance. But you pay attention to those Inklings to rest to close your eyes to linger a little longer, to enjoy the moment to pour into things that bring you joy and fill you back up. I wish you the absolute best. 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