In this week's episode we're joined by Rel Brender,  a question-asker, mistake-maker, earth steward, and Jewish ritual candlemaker in pursuit of an aligned, interdependent life. In this episode, we talk about:

• How Rel’s relationship with land transformed their relationship with food 
• The story behind Rel’s candle-dipping business, Cognitive Resonance
• The connection between ancestral wisdom and intuition 
• Defining  beauty outside of diet culture’s standards
• How to listen to  internal cues when there are other, louder voices
• What is a ritual? How to incorporate rituals in daily life
• Allowing true, deep rest in a Capitalist culture that equates  worth with productivity
• How undoing white supremacy culture can help allow more deep and restorative rest

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
• How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell
• Read about the characteristics of white supremacy culture here 

Follow Rel on Instagram @cognitive.resonance.rituals. Visit their website to purchase candles and to learn more about the story of how Cognitive Resonance came to be. 

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