{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 53 - A Way Will Always Be Made: Rest, Grace, and Radical Softness | Dana Smith","description":"Summary: In this soulful and deeply affirming conversation, we explore the importance of rest, softness, and self-trust as acts of liberation and resistance. The guest shares her personal journey from burnout and self-neglect to embracing a slower, more intentional way of living rooted in joy and balance. Together, we reflect on the beauty of honoring our needs, rejecting urgency, and making peace with the pace of our own becoming. \u2e3b Biggest Takeaways You Don\u2019t Want to Miss:     \u2022    Radical softness is a superpower, especially for those who have spent their lives in survival mode.     \u2022    Rest is not a reward, but a requirement\u2014and reclaiming it is a healing and revolutionary act.     \u2022    You are not behind; your journey is valid, and grace is available at every stage of the process. \u2e3b Check Out These Highlights:     \u2022    [00:07:42] \u2013 \u201cSoftness is strength. There\u2019s strength in surrender.\u201d     \u2022    [00:19:03] \u2013 On being \u201con\u201d all the time and the burnout that comes from constantly performing wellness.     \u2022    [00:27:49] \u2013 \u201cThe world isn\u2019t going to fall apart because I rest. And if it does, it wasn\u2019t mine to carry.\u201d     \u2022    [00:33:21] \u2013 A powerful reflection on unlearning urgency and how peace comes in the pause.     \u2022    [00:42:30] \u2013 \u201cA way will always be made.\u201d \u2013 a beautiful closing mantra. \u2e3b Impactful Quotes:     \u2022    \u201cSoftness is not weakness. It is the most radical thing I can offer in a world that keeps asking me to be hard.\u201d     \u2022    \u201cThere is no timeline for healing. You\u2019re not late, you\u2019re right on time.\u201d     \u2022    \u201cRest is not something you earn. It\u2019s something you deserve simply because you exist.\u201d     \u2022    \u201cWhen you are present with yourself, you become more present with the world\u2014and the world becomes softer too.\u201d     \u2022    \u201cA way will always be made. Always.\u201d ","author_name":"the BLK + GRN podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/blkgrn.com\/blogs\/podcasts","html":"