When the Body says NO: What is your relationship to rest?

When the Body says NO: What is your relationship to rest?

From The Western Hippie | Holistic Healing for dogs, horses, and humans by Michaela Mae & Willie the Corgi

February 11, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

Michaela shares her personal experience with the importance of rest and the consequences of resisting it.

In this informal and heartfelt catch-up episode, Michaela shares a personal lesson she had to relearn the hard way: sometimes the most powerful medicine isn’t a supplement, protocol, or remedy — it’s rest. After pushing through early signs of illness, Michaela found herself dealing with extended fatigue that forced her to fully slow down. What could have been a few days of recovery turned into weeks of exhaustion — not because her body failed her, but because she resisted what it was asking f...

People in this episode

Host: Michaela

Topics covered

  • rest
  • health
  • fatigue
  • self-care
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • rest
  • health
  • fatigue
  • self-care
  • wellness

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