{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Meet Me at the Highland™","title":"Rest is Not a Luxury with Octavia Raheem","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d0e80b38\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3139,"description":"In Episode 4 of Meet Me at the Highland™, Gabrielle sits down with author, yoga teacher, and rest advocate Octavia Raheem to explore how rest as self-leadership helps leaders move beyond burnout and into sustainable creativity. Together, they discuss why rest vs sleep is more than semantics, how daily pauses act as a sacred practice, and why saying no to dysfunctional success can open the door to authentic legacy work.What you’ll learn in this episode:How rest can serve as self-leadership and a source of clarity.Why distinguishing rest vs sleep is vital for leaders and creatives.Practical tools like time audits, pauses, and everyday legacy practices.How rest protects imagination and fuels sustainable leadership.Use #MeetMeAtTheHighland to share how you are practicing rest as leadership and creativity in your own life.About Octavia Raheem:Octavia is an author, yoga teacher, and rest coach whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Yoga Journal, and Well + Good. She is the author of Pause, Rest, Be and Gather.\nThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeatthehighland.substack.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/G4XdQuG5WUOsF-uLYpZAzQQNpD0LxNZmrh8Tjon12gg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZWFj/YmI4MjE3YmM4M2Rl/YjE3M2RlMWM0NWUw/YTdmNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}