Most high performers are tired, but keep pushing through. Strategic rest is not a break from leadership. It is what makes leadership sustainable.

This week Michal McCracken talks with Dr Erin Wilson, CEO of Design Ideal Consulting and co-author of Strategic Rest in Leadership. Erin shares how a stress-induced seizure exposed the cost of running on urgency and why leaders need rest as a core strategy, not as a reward.

They unpack:
• why leaders are performing well but exhausted on the inside
• how to build space to think instead of react
• boundaries around energy instead of your calendar
• the NAP Framework: nurture, assess, prioritize

You will hear simple shifts that support clarity and protect your peace: shorter meetings, micro pauses, and a different way of approaching pressure. This conversation is practical and relevant for women who lead teams, businesses, or demanding lives.

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If this episode landed because your body is signaling that you are running too fast or holding too much, those patterns show up in leadership, decision-making, and the way you earn.

In Rewired to Rich, we look at the nervous system and capacity patterns that fuel urgency and exhaustion. When your system feels safe, leadership becomes clear and money becomes steady instead of stressful.

If you want support shifting out of the cycle of overwork and into grounded leadership and growth, let’s talk.

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