When your body has lived in survival mode, especially through seasons like birth, postpartum, grief, or long-term stress and it forgets how to receive what is good.
Rest feels lazy.
Food becomes fuel, not nourishment.
Pleasure feels like a luxury you have to earn.
But this is not how God designed you to live. You were made for rhythm, not hustle. For delight, not just duty. Rebuilding these rhythms is not about self-care in a trendy sense - it’s about remembering your humanity. It’s about showing your nervous system that it’s safe to soften again. That you don’t have to earn your right to breathe, eat, or feel joy. It takes intention and slowness to reclaim these patterns, but when you do, your body begins to heal, your mind clears, and your soul begins to trust that rest is not a threat - it’s really truly holy.
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