✅ Daily Living Skills (ADLs & IADLs) *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

12.2 – Understanding the Difference Between Rest and Sleep: Rest and sleep are related but not the same. Sleep is the body’s active recovery state, while rest can happen anytime you intentionally pause to recharge your mind and muscles. Rest means taking mindful breaks, lowering sensory input, and calming mental noise even when awake. It might be sitting quietly, stretching gently, or simply breathing without screens or stress. Sleep repairs the body’s physical systems; rest restores your nervous system’s emotional balance. Without rest, your brain never gets to process small tensions that build throughout the day. Without sleep, your body misses vital hormone cycles and memory consolidation. Understanding both helps you avoid running on mental fumes. Mixing short rest moments with consistent nightly sleep builds resilience. You wake clearer, calmer, and better equipped to handle daily challenges with focus and patience.

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Practical training to help individuals independently manage personal care, household tasks, and community responsibilities, building confidence and self-sufficiency in daily life.

This course includes:
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  • Flexibility to work at your own pace, when it fits your schedule

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