How to Rest Deeply Without Losing Your Ambition with Maegan Megginson
Calmly Coping
Regulating the Nervous System
This chapter examines the signs of hyper-arousal and hypo-arousal in the nervous system, urging listeners to recognize bodily sensations tied to their emotional states. It emphasizes the importance of personalized rest strategies and how individual needs for coping and recovery can evolve over time.
Can you truly rest and be successful? In this episode, I’m joined by holistic business mentor and licensed therapist Maegan Megginson to explore what it really means to be deeply rested and wildly successful. We unpack the pressure to overperform, how rest can look different for everyone, and how to shift from burnout into a life that feels more sustainable, joyful, and in tune with your true self. This conversation is grounding and deeply validating for any high achiever who’s ready to stop running on empty.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What deep rest really is—and why it’s crucial for high-achievers
- Early signs of burnout (beyond just exhaustion)
- How to identify what kind of rest you actually need
- Ways to release the guilt that often comes with slowing down
- How to reconnect with your intuition when anxiety takes over
Connect with Maegan:
- Maegan’s Deeply Rested Newsletter: www.deeplyrested.com/newsletter
- Deeply Rested Podcast: https://maeganmegginson.com/deeply-rested-podcast/
Sandra Dalton-Smith’s rest framework: https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/
Previous Calmly Coping episodes on trauma responses:
- Escape Survival Mode and Heal Your Nervous System: https://www.becalmwithtati.com/heal-nervous-system/ | YouTube: https://youtu.be/YDtmmN942Fg
- The Relationship Between Trauma and High-Functioning Anxiety: https://www.becalmwithtati.com/trauma-and-high-functioning-anxiety/ | YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gu1y08t2lTY
- How Trauma Affects Anxiety with The Anxious Therapist: https://www.becalmwithtati.com/how-trauma-affects-anxiety/ | YouTube: https://youtu.be/LmXL4z1dY0I
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Calmly Coping is a self-improvement podcast for high achievers who struggle with high-functioning anxiety to help you feel more calm, balanced, and confident from within.
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👩🏽💻 Work with me: My mission is to help you decrease your anxiety, declutter your mind, and say hello to a life of calm and balance. Learn more about my coaching, therapy, and course offerings here: https://becalmwithtati.com/work-with-me
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My favorite tools:
🧘🏽♀️ Mindfulness Meditation App*: https://mindfulnesscom-partner-program.pxf.io/x97kyd
✅ Todoist To-Do List App*: https://get.todoist.io/8e7o0ay8n081
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Say hi on social:
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📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tatianaglpc
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Intro/Outro Music: Rescue Me (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/57990 Ft: Copperhead
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