Turns out that cognitive rest is important too

But it also turns out that doesn't have to mean living silently in a darkened room!

I have a few vivid memories of things physios have said to me over the years that pissed me off. One of those things was telling me that I needed to rest more but “just lying in bed” wasn’t enough.

I was in my early twenties, had already been told that I needed to expect less of my life, and was now being told that I was doing too much…even when I was s…