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Why rest makes you feel guilty
Very often in my coaching practice I hear this statement from highly productive people, especially leaders and high-achieving professionals: “I cannot rest. I cannot sit still. I feel guilty when I rest. I need to earn my rest.” And I believe them. I really do. This is not laziness, and it’s not a lack of discipline. From a nervous system perspective, this guilt is often a signal of threat , not a rational belief. When rest feels unsafe, the system reacts as if something im

Irina Costea, PCC
23 hours ago2 min read


The confusion between calm and emotional shutdown
What initially feels like composure or emotional balance can, over time, reveal itself as disconnection.
This confusion is far more common than we tend to acknowledge.

Irina Costea, PCC
Jan 202 min read
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