Rest with Saundra Dalton-Smith

In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Saundra Dalton-Smith. Saundra is a board-certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and award-winning author. She is an international well-being thought leader featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, CNN Health, and TED.com. She is the author of the bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, which gives insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Her newest book is Being Fully Known: The Joyful Satisfaction of Beholding, Becoming, and Belonging. 

Just about everyone, especially high-octane professionals, needs to learn more about rest. Saundra describes how knowing your individual rest deficits will benefit your journey toward happiness, fulfillment, and authenticity. We talk about how spirituality informs much of her work, even her clinical work. We also discuss how Saundra balances her clinical role with international travel, speaking, writing, and workplace wellness consultation. Don't miss this information-packed episode!

Relevant/mentioned links:

• White Coat Investor Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference (Mar 25-28, 2026)
• Revitalize: Physician Renewal Retreat (Apr 9-11, 2026)
• I Choose My Best Life Podcast - The Unconventional Path to Fulfillment
• Lean Out Podcast - Solocast: Human Being vs. Human Doing 
• Identify your personal rest deficits at restquiz.com

Get in touch with Saundra:

Website - drdaltonsmith.com, ichoosemybestlife.com

Instagram - @drdaltonsmith

Get in touch with Dawn: 

• Website - practicebalance.com
• Instagram - @practicebalance
• Facebook - Dawn Baker
• LinkedIn - Dawn L. Baker, MD
• Buy the Lean Out Book
• Buy the Lean Out Confidence Course