{"id":2835,"date":"2026-08-10T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/resting-is-not-the-same-as-recovering\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:47:54","slug":"resting-is-not-the-same-as-recovering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/resting-is-not-the-same-as-recovering\/","title":{"rendered":"Resting is not the same as recovering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>\u201cResting and taking a break from work are not the same as recovering.\u201d Stress expert Elke Van Hoof on the DRAMMA model and active stress recovery. <\/p>\n<p>Why don\u2019t you feel recovered, even though you\u2019re doing everything you\u2019re supposed to? What exactly is the difference between resting and recovering? Stress expert Elke Van Hoof explains why stopping work doesn\u2019t automatically mean you\u2019re recovering. Many people think that recovery happens automatically as soon as the workday ends, but research on work-related stress shows otherwise. Recovery isn\u2019t just a matter of taking a break; it requires an active mental process.    <\/p>\n<p>Using the scientifically grounded DRAMMA model, Elke demonstrates what people need to regain their energy, focus, and enthusiasm. The model describes six restorative experiences: Detachment (mentally letting go), Relaxation, Autonomy (freedom of choice), Mastery (experiencing competence), Meaning, and Affiliation (connection). <\/p>\n<p>Of those six, detachment appears to be the most crucial factor in recovery. Those who cannot detach continue to trigger stress responses, relax less deeply, and sleep less well. \u201cA little bit of DRAMMA a day keeps the doctor away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[242],"class_list":["post-2835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-podcast-episode-30"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2835"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2847,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions\/2847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohmypeople.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}