Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a board-certified internal medicine physician and has an active medical practice near Birmingham, Alabama. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Georgia and graduated with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Baker College and Davenport University in Michigan teaching courses on health, nutrition, and disease progression. She is an international media resource on the mind, body, spirit connection and featured in Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, Redbook, First For Women, and numerous other media outlets. She is the author of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity

In this podcast:

• How burn-out led her to learning about Sacred Rest
• How it led to changing the feeling of not feeling whole
• Noticed how the life we anticipated and built didn’t live up to her expectations and she realized it was her
• What happened when she stopped and noticed what was happening in her life
• What Sacred Rest means (7:30)
• The rest required for us to get to the point of feeling whole
• The rest you might be getting might not be in the area you have the greatest deficit
• When you think about rest, think about what you are restoring
• The 7 areas of Sacred Rest-
  • Physical – passive and active rest
  • Mental – clear your mind
  • Emotional – being able to share yourself in an authentic way
  • Spiritual – having an understanding of something greater than who we are
  • Social – allowing yourself to share your story, the rest we find in the presence of another
  • Sensory – detaching from our gadgets
  • Creative – allowing yourself to experience awe and wonder from beauty – ie. a song, art, nature, doing anything but in awe of it. It’s not a demand on you but is awakening something inside you
• Tiny tweaks can make a huge difference in restoring your rest deficit
• 30:00 When you find your primary source of rest deficit you will see immediate improvement within a week of making the change. The deficit is actively affecting other areas in your life.
• The importance of identifying your key point of rest needed

Inspired Round Q&A:

• Most Inspiring Book-
  • Wouldn’t Take Nothing for my Journey Now, Maya Angelou
• Favorite Song-
  • This is Me, The Greatest Showman
• Best Resource-
  • Google Calendar – helps her manage her work, rest ratio
• Surprising Fact About Saundra-
  • She minored in dance in college, she loved how it made her feel
• Most Important Thing to Know About Saundra-
  • The lesson she’s learned, never judge anyone from the life that you see on the outside. Always be true to your story and allow yourself to receive the rest that you need. 37:00

Interview Links:

• Book:
  • Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
• Website:
  • ichoosemybestlife.com/
  • www.restquiz.com
• Facebook:
  • Dr. Saundra Dalton – Smith
• twitter:
  • @DrDaltonSmith
• Instagram:
  • @DrDaltonSmith
• Pinterest:
  • @DrDaltonSmith

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