Well Said is our weekly Q&A featuring executives, creatives, young professionals, caregivers, and everything in between—each navigating work, identity, and well-being on their own terms. Each week, we ask the same set of questions—and the answers prove there’s no one way to thrive.

This is our way of bringing the village to you—sharing the collective wisdom from authentic conversations with women living big lives in all kinds of ways.

Rest should be simple. But for high-achieving women, rest can feel even more threatening than burnout.

We say we want it—spaciousness and ease. But when it shows up on a slow day, an empty afternoon, or a weekend without plans, we try to fill it. We check our email, reorganize the closet, offer to help a friend, or squeeze in a few errands. Anything to avoid the discomfort of doing nothing.

Why?