Girls Night #22: Rest & Self-Care — How to Actually do it!

 
 
We chat about what God says about self-care and rest, how to rest, and how to get over the guilt and shame of taking time for yourself.
 

IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • Why it’s so hard for us to take care of ourselves as women

  • How to get over the guilt and shame that sometimes comes along with it

  • What God says about rest and self-care

  • How to rest

  • How much rest we actually need

  • How to find pockets of time where we can take care of ourselves (even in the midst of crazy-busy seasons)

 

(You can also listen right here!👇)

 

ABOUT THIS EPISODE


Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!

In today’s episode, we’re talking to my sweet friend Mariko Clark, or Marri, as I call her. Marri an amazing writer who writes about hard questions, hope, and the Holy Spirit over on her blog, MarikoClark.com. Her writing is deep and real, and always makes me cry (in the very best way), but she tells the truth about life with pinches of humor and wit and sarcasm that leave you laughing, while you’re crying. It’s just the best.

Marri is also on my team here, working as my assistant, and our community manager, and basically just keeping every bit of this ship running. So we’re such a fan of her, and I’m also a huge fan of today’s conversation!

Today, Marri and I are talking about rest and self-care — two things we have been learning a LOT about lately (mostly the hard way, of course!).

We’re talking about why it’s so hard for us to take care of ourselves as women, how to get over the guilt and shame that sometimes comes along with it, what God says about rest and self-care, how to rest, how much rest we actually need, how to find pockets of time where we can take care of ourselves (even in the midst of crazy-busy seasons), and so much more. 

We’re also sharing a pretty big piece of news in this episode, so make sure to stay tuned until the end!

The other thing I wanted to make sure to tell y’all is that this is our last episode of Season 2 of the Girls Night podcast! I can’t believe we reached the end so fast!

We’re going to take a break for a month or two (in the name of rest and self-care, and also so we can record more awesome episodes for y’all!) but we will absolutely be back with Season 3. We’re already getting excited for it.



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We chat about what God says about self-care and rest, how to rest, and how to get over the guilt and shame of taking time for yourself.


 

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:


A free download of Stephanie's book, The Lipstick Gospel


You can also hear from Marri on these other episodes of Girls Night:

Girls Night #1: More than Friends, Not Quite Dating — How to Navigate Friendlationships

Girls Night #10: How to Start and Grow a Blog

Girls Night #16: Relationship Q&A with Stephanie and her husband, Carl!


Marri's Instagram (where you can watch all the videos of her wonderful and hilarious 3-year-old, Aidah)

The episode from this season where we interviewed Enneagram expert, Beth McCord


The Brene Brown book Stephanie has been reading lately: Braving The Wilderness

Emily P. Freeman — an author we just love who creates space for our souls to breathe

A great book for discovering how you best connect with God: Sacred Pathways

The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst

 

 

CONNECT WITH MARRI

Facebook // Website // Instagram


CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE

Facebook // Bookstore // Instagram



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WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT

here’s another resource I know you’ll love!

 
 
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Every Single Moment

A 100-day prayer journal to help you savor the present and prepare for the future!

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