Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, award-winning author, and the CEO of Restorasis, a professional development agency dedicated to restoring wellbeing in the workplace. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and has been an adjunct faculty member at Baker College and Davenport University in Michigan, teaching courses on health, nutrition, and disease progression.

She is an international wellbeing thought-leader featured in various media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, CNN Health, and TED.com. Dalton-Smith has developed the 7 Types of Rest Framework™, which has been incorporated into her talks, including the TEDx talk titled "The real reason why we are tired and what to do about it" at TEDxAtlanta. Her insights are also shared through her work with major clients including Google, Salesforce, Twitter, Cigna, and McKesson.

Dalton-Smith is the author of numerous books, including her bestseller "Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity," which offers insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 250,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com. She was recently named the author of the “#1 Great Advice Story” of 2021 by TED.com for her article and talk on restorative practices.