Every founder agrees they need this. Almost none of them schedule it.

In this episode, Christina Heystek shares one of her most personal stories yet — the season in 2025 when caregiving for her mother during her final year, running a business, and managing her own grief all at once brought her capacity to empty, and what she learned about rebuilding from there.

From that story comes the S block: Self-Renewal, the fifth part of The CHAOS Time-Planning System. You'll hear the business case for rest — why depleted founders make measurably worse decisions, and why deliberate recovery consistently outperforms continuous grinding.

You'll also get a clear picture of what genuine renewal actually looks like (sleep, movement, stillness, prayer, restorative relationships, creative rest and feeding chickens) versus what only feels like  ...