Building resilience by doing nothing

07 Aug 2025 • 7 min • EN
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For this episode of RESILIENT PEOPLE, I'm taking you on a walk. It's a Sunday in late July and I'm looking forward to a day of doing nothing.  When was the last time you can say that you did that too? Maybe laying on a lounge chair til you fall asleep with the sun warming your face. Or taking a long leisurely walk through a neighbourhood, grabbing a drink and browsing around local shops.  How do you spend your time doing nothing?  Turns out that its scientifically proven that relaxing promotes a clearer mind for dealing with adversity. Call it preparing for the unknown. But it can be difficult to find long stretches of time to unwind. Particularly when you're caring for someone who health complications or working in a stressful job.  With that said, it's still important to regularly find even smaller amounts of time to rest and, if possible, do literally nothing. This episode is a short one but hopefully it will give you some motivation to find that kind of time.    Topics included:the joy of doing nothingself carecaregivingstress managementspousal lossparental losschild lossbuilding resilience To learn more about RESILIENT PEOPLE, go to www.resilientpeople.ca Theme song is Day Ones by Kyler Slater.  Follow Janet Fanaki on social media: Instagram and LinkedIn

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