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238 - The Stress Prescription with Dr. Elissa Epel

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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What Is Deep Rest?

I like that in your book, you talk about deep rest because so often people say, I'm just going to relax and watch TV or they spend time scrolling through their phone. But that doesn't really rejuvenate them and make them feel better. Even if we don't notice that people have worse mood after exposure to social media, deep rest is engaging in a relaxed state where we're not doing anything.

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