Published 26 Aug 2025
Tracie Braylock: Radical Relaxation
A conversation about integrating rest into a full and glorious life.
A blog post Women Scholars and Professionals
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“Do not put off rest or relaxation. Learn how to weave it in throughout your day. Schedule it as if it was another class or lecture you had to attend.“ — Tracie Braylock
Holistic nurse educator Tracie Braylock joins us on the podcast to discuss stress, faith, and how to care for your whole body.
What would change for each of us if we started the school year from a place of rest and relaxation? Author and holistic health educator Tracie Braylock joins us on the podcast to discuss her recent book Radical Relaxation: Releasing the Stress You Were Never Meant to Carry. Tracie helps us to understand the ways stress and relaxation affect our bodies and lives, and she offers practical suggestions for creating habits that bring some breathing room into a busy life. We talk about the way one’s sense of agency can help us care for our bodies and the role that faith can play in the process. In addition — I’m pleased to tell you that InterVarsity Press is offering a discount on Radical Relaxation for listeners of this podcast. Just use the code IVPWSAP25 for 25% off and free shipping when you purchase the book at ivpress.com. You can find a link to the book and the discount code in the show notes. And if you listen to the end of the credits you’ll hear an excerpt from our conversation where Tracie helps us to think about when it might be time to find a new primary care physician.
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— Ann Boyd
You can listen on iTunes or at The Women Scholars and Professionals Podcast. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.
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Further resources for this interview:
Radical Relaxation: Releasing the Stress You Were Never Meant to Carry by Tracie Braylock. Use the code IVPWSAP25 for 25% off and free shipping!
Tracie’s Relaxation Collaborative
Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash.