Rest As Radical Creativity

Exploring rest as the fertile ground where insight, spaciousness, and possibility take root, host Laurel Boivin shares that the most inspired, aligned creativity grows out of restoration, not relentless effort. 

Drawing from Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s framework in Sacred Rest, Laurel walks through several essential types of rest—physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and creative—and reveals how each one replenishes a different facet of your inner world. Through relatable examples and simple daily practices, she gently guides listeners to notice where they’re depleted, where their nervous system is asking for care, and where beauty or awe may be calling them back to themselves.

You’ll be invited into a quiet self check-in, a moment to pause and feel what’s stirring beneath the surface—your body’s fatigue, your mind’s busyness, your emotional load, and the places where life may feel flat or disconnected. Laurel shares her own journey with sensory rest and how focusing on a single form of restoration created meaningful, cascading change in her life.

This episode is a soft, spacious reminder that doing less often opens the door to deeper clarity, wider creativity, and a more aligned way of being. It’s an invitation to choose one small act of rest this week and let it become a catalyst for your own renewal.

In this episode:

• Why rest is foundational to meaningful creativity
• Five forms of rest that restore different parts of your inner landscape
• How depletion shows up physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually
• Simple practices to create more mental space, emotional honesty, and creative inspiration
• A guided check-in to reconnect with what your body, mind, and spirit need most right now

Links/Books mentioned

Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Rest Quiz: https://www.restquiz.com/

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books, including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.

Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive.  You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.