What Do You Mean By That?

07: How to Rest without Feeling Guilty


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In our last episode of our series on how to be a better human, we're talking about rest. Specifically, what do we mean by rest, and why is it so important? How do we grapple with its significance in our individual and collective lives, and for real, how do we DO LESS? This conversation has become increasingly frequent in our lives, and we wanted to share our thoughts with you. If this resonates, please share with your friends, and tell us how you incorporate rest, in whatever form, into your lives as well.

What to listen for:

  • How we reframe the idea of rest - from something used as a break from your life to something that is part of your life

  • Ways that we incorporate rest in our everyday lives, for real, with the caveat to make sure we're not judging others for their ability/inability to rest the way we think is best

  • Having no guilt about resting, by drawing on the concepts of Rest as Resistance - pulling ourselves out of the system of exploitative capitalism as per Tricia Hersey's book by the same name

Resources we mention in this episode:

The Reclaimed (Whitney Alese) post with ideas of things to do that matter:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DI_kN69Nb-0/?img_index=1&igsh=aDB2Z2pocXgwNDFr

The book Rest is Resistance (Tricia Hersey):

https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/18255493?ean=9780316365215&next=t

The Dear White Women episode featuring Kibi Anderson:

https://www.whatdoyoumeanbythat.com/dwwepisodes/248-for-all-womxn-the-rested-rebel-with-kibi-anderson-hyagx

A neurologist website about the foods to avoid to quell migraines:

https://www.gottaheadache.com/

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