What if some of your exhaustion didn’t begin with you? In this episode, Karen explores inherited exhaustion, the patterns of overdoing, overgiving, striving, and constant movement that can be passed down through generations. Through a personal story about her mother and grandmother, she asks what we may still be carrying out of loyalty to the women who came before us, and what might be ready to change. The episode ends with a gentle rest practice to help you listen to your body and begin noticing what you may be ready to carry differently.

In the first episode of View From The Rested Path, a new three-part monthly series, Karen sits down with Rested Path Guides Malica Ahmed, Charmaine Renée , and Terri Scherer to explore creativity, productivity, softness, power, and popular culture through the lens of rest. Together, they ask what becomes visible when we meet our lives and the world from a more rested place.

In this episode, Karen explores the math of creating a rested life and offers a gentle rest invitation to recognize the tone of rest in your day and return to it, again and again.