A tired woman. A bold nap. A completely unscientific plan.

Sarah Bennett never meant to burn out.
She just wanted to get through the week, keep her family in clean underwear, and maybe even find time to wash her hair.

But when her coffee mug stops cooperating, Sarah realises something’s off: She’s not just tired. She’s empty: mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and probably electrolytically.

Armed with a deeply suspicious relationship with downtime, a colour-coded planner, a laundry pile auditioning for Everest, and a rest coach she’s not entirely sure she believes in, Sarah sets out on a wildly unscientific experiment:
What if rest isn’t failure? What if it’s how you come back to yourself?

Part midlife memoir, part tired woman’s guide to doing less (without falling apart), The Great Rest Experiment is a tender, funny, quietly rebellious invitation to stop pushing through and start restoring. Think science meets humour with a dash of soul-searching (and snacks).

This book is for:

• Women who’ve been saying 'I just need to get through this week' since 2007.
• Those holding up everyone else’s lives with a brain running 42 tabs at once and a rapidly fraying nerve.
• Anyone navigating the messy middle of life with no user manual and a to-do list in permanent caps lock.

If you’ve ever smiled through burnout or confused surviving with thriving, this book might just offer the one thing you’ve been craving: Permission to stop. Permission to rest.

WARNING: For external use only. Contains rest-related content.
Side effects may include spontaneous naps, snort-laughs, and a life you actually want to be awake for.
Do not apply while over-functioning, overthinking, or operating a digital device on less than five hours of sleep.

Grab The Great Rest Experiment now and run your own test: What actually happens when you stop pushing and start resting? Worst case, you take a nap. Best case, your whole life upgrades. Try it and see.