Do you ALWAYS need to be doing something productive to justify your existence on this earth? Does taking a break make you feel like you’ve committed an atrocious crime? Yeah, about that… consider this an intervention!

In our busy world, there's a lot of pressure to always be productive. We've started saying things like "rest is productive" because we know we need rest to be more efficient. But does rest always have to be about giving yourself that wee bit of breathing room to make yourself more productive later? OR, hear us out, can rest just be... REST? 🥺

Join us and let’s have a conversation about the pressures society puts on us to always be busy, internalizing our worth based on our output, and how we can push back against that. Plus, since July is Disability Pride Month, we'll discuss how rest and productivity relate to disability and the extra challenges faced by disabled individuals.

You Will Learn:

- Why rest is essential for both mental and physical health

- How to balance work, life, play, and rest for overall well-being

- The societal pressures around constant productivity and how to resist them

- The unique challenges faced by disabled individuals in the workplace

- The importance of valuing people for who they are, not just what they do

Episode Wisdom Nuggies:

💬 “Let's not shame people for rest and not shame ourselves for rest because yes, rest is productive, but rest is not obligated to be productive. Rest is obligated to be rest.” - Caitlin Liz Fisher

💬 “Every single human person has value and worth that is beyond what their labor can provide.” - Caitlin Liz Fisher

💬 “We live in a system that expects our labor and that continues to extract more and more and more of our labor without any return. And meanwhile, we are all getting fed propaganda about who deserves what, and who's at fault for the hardships in your particular life.” - Caitlin Liz Fisher

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Super epic resources to check out next:

🔑 Unlock the transformative power of your imagination with our Summer Camp: Speculative Fiction for Trauma Healing!

✨ Join us in the Working Title Writing Incubator:

https://www.caitlinlizfisher.com/working-title

🌞 Join the Neurodivergent Creative community to connect with other creative, queer, and neurodivergent individuals. Share your stories, support each other, and let’s embrace the chaos together!

https://www.askfishfisher.com/pod

https://www.caitlinlizfisher.com/books

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