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Leaders Devoted to Rest®

Welcome to Leaders Devoted to Rest®, a liberatory podcast that challenges the burnout-driven paradigm of success. This isn't just another wellness podcast - it's a movement to disrupt the exhaustion-equals-success narrative. It is a movement to get free.Host Octavia Faith Ann Raheem guides ambitious leaders in discovering how rest isn't just a pause. Rest Is Sacred and it's a powerful catalyst for transformation. Each episode combines intimate conversations with leaders who've

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REST PRACTICE with Octavia F. Raheem | For The Mother...

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2025/05/11

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this special Mother's Day meditation, I offer a sacred rest practice centered around the profound truth that we all deserve to be held. When I ask people "What part of you is most in need of rest?", mothers often respond that they need permission to receive support rather than always being the one who holds others.This meditation honors the sacred

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Giving Your...

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2025/05/04

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!When I ask people "What part of you is most in need of rest?", I've found that about 80% identify their mind. This comes as no surprise, as our mental activity can be relentless—whether it's recurring thoughts on a loop or simply too many thoughts competing for attention at once. In this rest practice, I explore this common experience.As you listen, I

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Are you tired...

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2025/04/27

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!When you are the leader, the space holder, the one who holds it all together it can be difficult to step back from that reality and allow yourself to receive support.In this rest practice, I invite you to offer yourself what you so consistently deliver to everyone else: support, space, and care.One way to first accept this invitation is to simply play the audio in the

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The Heart Remembers to Rest: Finding Your Way Back to...

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2025/04/13

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this episode, I am talking with Dr. Tej Khalsa, a Consultant to the World Health Organization's Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and the Founder and Medical Director of the GIM Mind Body Medicine Clinic. She shares her powerful insights on prescribing rest as medicine and how reconnecting with our authentic power transforms our

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60:44

The Sacred Mandate of Rest: Finding Clarity Through...

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2025/04/06

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this episode, I am talking with Dr. Tiffany Johnson James, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Georgia Tech and a work, equity, and wellness researcher, writer, and teacher. She shares her transformative journey from academic burnout to embracing rest as a sacred mandate. We explore how prioritizing stillness has awakened clarity and grace in her

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52:36

Beyond the Rat Race: Finding Liberation Through Rest...

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2025/03/30

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this episode I am talking with Rashida Parrish, a Senior Staff Project Manager, Chief Cat Herder, and mindfulness advocate. She shares her transformative journey from workplace trauma and exhaustion to embracing rest as an empowered practice. We explore how prioritizing rest has awakened "Rashida 2.0," unleashing her creativity, authentic leadership, and

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The Healing Journey of Rest: From Burnout to Creative...

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2025/03/23

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this episode I am talking with movement doula and rest advocate Cristina Renee Aguilar. She shares her transformative journey from burnout to embracing rest as a transformational practice. We explore how prioritizing rest has reawakened her creativity, ancestral connections, and authentic voice, fundamentally changing her approach to movement work and life.Drawing

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61:30

Yes to Rest, Yes to Freedom: Navigating Leadership at...

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2025/03/16

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this conversation, leadership coach and rest advocate Cherese Brauer shares her transformative journey from workaholism to embracing an unhurried pace of living. We explore how prioritizing rest has reawakened her imagination, creativity, and authentic voice, fundamentally changing her approach to leadership and life.Drawing from her personal rest practices and deep

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40:08

Creating Spaces to Thrive: Leadership Anchored in...

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2025/03/09

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this conversation, visionary leader and founder of The Highland Project, Gabrielle Wyatt Gardner, shares her transformative path from burnout to reclaiming inner power through intentional rest. We explore how creating deliberate clearings in our lives can awaken trust in our innate power and reveal authentic leadership that serves both ourselves and others.Drawing

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Open Heart,...

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2025/03/02

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this sacred rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides you through a gentle exploration of rest focused on the throat and heart spaces. Beginning with an invitation to identify which parts of our bodies need rest the most, this practice creates space for truth, voice, and self-remembering to emerge.Through this practice, we discover how intentional breathing and focused

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Ancestral...

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2025/02/23

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this sacred rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through an exploration of ancestral connection and spiritual awakening, inspired by a participant's moving story of her father's daily ritual of speaking to his parents' photograph. Through this intimate sharing, we discover how spiritual practices can appear in unexpected places and ways, even in the

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Bridging the...

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2025/02/16

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through a gentle exploration of bridging the seen and unseen through rest. Beginning with an invitation to notice the tangible supports beneath us, this practice creates a deep connection between our physical experience and the subtle realms of breath and spirit.This practice illuminates how rest can serve as a sacred

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20:45

Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Permission to Rest

Leaders Devoted to Rest® ·

2025/02/09

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this rest practice, Octavia Raheem guides us through a transformative journey focused on giving your mind permission to rest. Beginning with the powerful inquiry "What part of you is most in need of rest?" This practice creates space for acknowledging and relaxing the part of you that is in a mental loop and always trying to figure it out.This practice

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34:04

Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: I Am Held

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2025/02/02

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore!In this rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through a deeply protective practice that weaves together ancestral wisdom, elemental forces, poetry, and sacred awareness. Drawing from spiritual traditions and incorporating the steady presence of collective ancestors like Fannie Lou Hamer, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this practice creates a loving

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The Ripple Effects of Rest: From Doing to Being with...

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2025/01/26

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!Drawing from her role as a solutions-focused leader and lifelong seeker, Annie Sanchez shares her transformative journey from the depths of exhaustion to creative awakening. In this conversation, Annie and I explore how rest practice revealed not just a path to authentic leadership, but uncovered hidden artistic talents that were veiled by fatigue.As CEO of Mariposa

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Unbridled Joy in Rest: From Performance to Presence...

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2025/01/19

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!An unexpected pause in her leadership journey led to a profound discovery. In this conversation Allandra Bulger and I explore the wake-up call that led her to question everything—from her relationship with busy-ness to her role as a leader. What emerged was a journey from doing it all to becoming and being.Allandra demonstrates how leaders can shift from wearing the cape

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Dismantling Rest Guilt: Dancing, Playing, and Pausing...

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2025/01/12

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!Rest transforms how we show up in academia and life. In this conversation I am speaking with Dr. LeConte Dill. We explore how embracing rest and play revolutionized her approach to leadership in higher education. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Dr. Dill brings her experiences as a community-accountable educator, scholar, storyteller, and artist to this rich

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Rest, Ritual, and Remembrance: Spiritual and...

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2025/01/05

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!Rest opens portals to our deepest creativity and intuitive wisdom. In this powerful conversation with Miho Kubagawa, we witness how intentional rest practices transformed her from someone "really good at sending emails" into a leader creating bold visions for education and community. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama to Japanese immigrant parents who

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51:39

Writing Your Own Rules: Rest, Legacy & Authenticity...

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2024/12/29

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred. Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!What if rest isn't just about taking a break – but about disrupting generational patterns and creating authentic legacies? In this conversation with Shawna Wells, an executive coach who brings together legacy work and rest practices, we explore how rejecting others' soundtracks can lead to revolutionary self-discovery and leadership.As founder of B Is For Black

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Leading with Rest: Transforming Leadership One Pause...

Leaders Devoted to Rest® ·

2024/12/22

What if rest isn't just about preventing burnout – but about expanding our capacity for leadership and innovation? In this profound conversation with Mia Marie White, a devoted leader who excels at distilling complex ideas into simplified steps, we explore how embracing rest can revolutionize corporate culture and deepen our impact.Through her unique blend of legal expertise, meditation practice, and mediation skills, Mia demonstrates how stepping back can actually move us forward. As a leader

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