Rest isn’t a reward. It’s a right. And yet, so many of us—especially those navigating queerness, chronic illness, or disability—have been conditioned to feel like we need to earn rest through productivity, perfection, or pain. In this episode, Geri and Caitlin unpack the toxic cultural narratives around rest, how capitalism fuels burnout, and how to reclaim rest as an act of self-respect and resistance.

This conversation digs into why it’s so hard to slow down, even when our bodies are begging for it—and how we can begin redefining what rest really means in our lives.