Sleep taught me boundaries
- Megha Gala

- Jun 30
- 1 min read
Sleep taught me boundaries.
Not the dramatic kind.
But the quiet, necessary kind.
The kind where you say:
📵 “No” to late-night scrolling,
📧 “It can wait till morning” to that one more email,
🤯 and most importantly—“Not today” to guilt-driven productivity.
There was a time I believed hustle meant success.
That if I wasn’t tired, I wasn’t trying hard enough.
So I stayed up late, kept pushing, said yes to everything—until my brain said no.
Loudly.
With brain fog, mood dips, and total creative burnout.
And that’s when sleep—of all things—became my teacher.
Not just for rest, but for self-respect.
For saying, “I deserve to stop, even when there’s more to do.”
Now, I treat sleep like I treat my work:
💡 With intention.
🕰️ With structure.
🌿 And yes, with non-negotiable boundaries.
If you're reading this and thinking,
“That’s me. I’m tired, but I feel like I can’t stop…”
Let me ask you gently:
✨ What beliefs are keeping you awake at night?
And who told you that rest makes you less?
Because here’s the truth—
Well-rested people lead better.
They love better.
They live better.
#SleepSeries #RestIsPower #OccupationalTherapy #MentalHealthAwareness #LeadershipAndWellbeing #SleepIsAnOccupation

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