Why we feel guilty & uncomfortable when resting
When I spend time processing the manipulation, the scam, and declaration by grind culture that our bodies do not belong to us and instead belong to systems seeking domination and wealth, it enrages and saddens me. Collective rest is not about just changing our individual lives but shifting the entire paradigm of culture. Our disruption of capitalis
... See moreTricia Hersey • Rest Is Resistance
I understand the cautions against leaning into depressive episodes. I also understand how many things that people label “indicators of depression” are also 1) forms of deep rest and 2) general resistance to the idea that every day should be filled with lists of things to do , places to be , productivity to exalt. And as Refinery29 writer Sabdhbh O’
... See moreAnne Helen Petersen • Bed Rotting and Loud Quitting
Resting is an embodied practice and a lifelong unraveling. It is not something that can be trendy, quick, or shallow. Resting is ancient, slow, and connected work that will take hold of you in ways that may be surprising. Let deprogramming from grind culture surprise you. Let your entire being slowly begin to shift. Get lost in rest. Pull up the bl
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