Rest Is Resistance - Free Yourself from Grind Culture and Reclaim Your Life: the INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
By Tricia Hersey

Extremely important and brilliant work... [Hersey] is a revolution.' - Glennon Doyle, activist and bestselling author ofand Untamed, Love Warriorand andand Carry On, Warrior'Essential...Rest is a necessary step in reclaiming our power to resist systemic oppression.' - Ibram X. Kendi, activist, professor and bestselling author ofand How to Be an Antiracist'This book will save lives and transform the world.' - Emily Nagoski Ph.D., bestselling author ofand Come As You Areand andand Burnout'This book has honestly left me changed and rearranged.'and - Afua Hirsch, bestselling author ofand Brit(ish)'May we have space to navigate our lives from a liberated rest state. May all of culture slow down. The time to rest is now.' - The Nap MinistryReclaim your power and heal from grind cultureRest is Resistanceand is a call-to-action for anyone suffering from the toxic urgency of modern-day life. It centres around the systemic issues that cause us to overwork, and ultimately burn out, and offers liberation through rest. In its simplest form, rest becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy. Slowing down moves us away from trying to operate at machine levels of productivity, to make us all more human. In this fierce and tender manifesto, Tricia Hersey elevates rest as a divine right, and paves the way towards a more well-rested life that empowers imagination, invention and healing. Divided into four sections,and Rest is Resistanceand explains Tricia's philosophy and methods, and includes both storytelling and practical advice. It will offer you the guidance and context to craft a rest practice for long-term health, both within yourself and society as a whole.