When was the last time you truly rested?

What happens when you literally can’t do it all anymore? For Jess, it took a broken foot, six weeks off her feet, and a complete pause in her routines to realize how deeply she’d tied her worth to her productivity.

In this episode, we explore the emotional reality of “rest guilt” — the belief that you’re only valuable when you’re doing, helping, performing, achieving, or holding everything together. Jess opens up about the meltdown that made her ask, “Who am I if I’m not doing all the things?” and how she's redefining worth, presence, and capacity.

We talk about:
• Feeling useless or unworthy when you can’t be productive
• How to accept help (even when it feels uncomfortable)
• Why women often tie value to caretaking, tasks, and saying yes
• How Jess learned to rest without shame
• The surprising way slowing down made her more productive
• Redefining movement, connection, and capacity

If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or secretly afraid of slowing down, this episode will help you rethink your relationship with rest — and give yourself permission to be human.

🎧 Listen if you’re craving:

Permission to rest

Freedom from productivity pressure

Emotional resilience and self-compassion

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Have you ever done all the right things — gone to bed early, canceled plans, rested, even slept well — and still woken up feeling exhausted?

This episode is for the kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fix.

We’re talking about emotional exhaustion — how it’s different from physical fatigue, why it’s so common right now, and why so many of us keep trying to solve emotional depletion with physical solutions.

In this conversation, I walk you through how emotional energy gets quietly drained over time — through “shoulds” you don’t agree with, constant responsibility, being needed by everyone, and pretending you’re okay when you’re not. And more importantly, what it actually takes to move from rest to restoration.

You’ll learn:

- How to tell if you’re physically tired or emotionally drained

- Why emotional exhaustion can look like burnout, numbness, or constant tension

- How “shoulds” quietly leak your emotional energy

- The difference between rest and true emotional restoration

- How boundaries, connection, and purpose help you recharge at a deeper level

This episode is especially for you if:

You feel tired even after a full night’s sleep

You’re capable of doing everything — but don’t want to anymore

You feel tense when someone needs something from you

You’re a parent, caregiver, professional, entrepreneur, or helper

You’re tired of powering through and want to feel restored again

If rest hasn’t been working for you, it may not be your body that needs the break. It may be your heart.

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When life gives you lemons, what do you do?

In this episode of XO Conversations, Dr. Rishma Walji sits down with Rachel Kelly, founder of Make Lemonade, to talk about how she rebuilt her life — and her identity — after closing her dream business during the pandemic.

From launching a women’s coworking space to discovering her passion for floristry, Rachel’s journey is a masterclass in creative reinvention and self-trust.

Together, they explore:
🍋 How to pivot when life doesn’t go as planned
💬 Why “failure” is often just redirection
🌸 What it means to live a truly creative life
🪞 How to separate your identity from your business
✨ Why courage often sounds like intuition

If you’ve ever felt stuck, uncertain, or ready for a change, this conversation will remind you that it’s never too late to make something beautiful out of the unexpected.

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