Deep gratitude to the newest Just Rest backers — Jennilea, Michelle, Linda, MK, Karla, Damian & Jen! 🌙 Production’s rolling — research, guests, rest-as-resistance goodness. We’re only $300 from the finish line! 💸 square.link/u/KGslefhX #JustRestPodcast #RestIsRebellion

🎂 Defy the Trend turns 7! We’re in elementary school now — still learning, still coloring outside the lines. No destination, just rest + growth. 💜 Check out what we're up to: www.defythetrend.com/ #DefyTheTrend #RestAsResistance

I used to kill myself getting gift boxes out in time for Christmas Eve. Now, I make cookies and send boxes when it truly feels fun and affordable. And you know what? No one has ever complained about them late. #settingholidayboundaries #relieveholidaystress 📖 open.substack.com/pub/defythet...

Tell me you're an entrepreneur without telling me you're an entrepreneur: I just wrote some really kickass online course completion emails and I really hope someone gets to read them! #SettingHolidayBoundaries holiday-boundaries-course.teachery.co/holiday-boun...

📖 I’m so excited to share what I’ve learned from my holiday boundary journey through my Setting Holiday Boundaries mini course, now available for $14.99. #SettingHolidayBoundaries #RestasResistance holiday-boundaries-course.teachery.co/holiday-boun...

If you are a holiday overachiever like me, my Setting Holiday Boundaries mini course will help you design a season that actually feels like you. Check it out: holiday-boundaries-course.teachery.co/holiday-boun... #HolidayStressRelief #Boundaries #MindfulLiving #SelfCare

Gratitude isn’t polite — it’s radical rest. This Saturday, I’m teaching a 90-min gratitude ritual — gentle yoga + meditation to melt scarcity thinking + remember that we’re already enough. Join me → www.eventbrite.com/e/1871399519... #GratitudePractice #RestIsResistance #YogaForAll #RadicalRest

Here's a wild thought: Raise the minimum wage to an actual living wage and you'd basically eliminate the need for SNAP benefits in the first place. P.S. Would y'all just stop playing political volleyball with people's ability to eat.

For those of us with progressive leanings, yesterday's election feels good. Just a reminder about democracy, especially a democracy that is deeply flawed and toxic, governing is a very, very different and difficult thing. Stay active. Stay involved. Your candidates need you.

Feeling holiday burnout before the first snowflake? ❄️ What if your energy — not your to-do list — was the sacred gift this season? Read: Setting Holiday Boundaries: Stop Letting the Holidays Drain You #RestRevolution #HolidayStress #Boundaries #JustRest open.substack.com/pub/defythet...

🎉 Happy Ordination Anniversary to me! 🎉 I'm celebrating by recommitting myself to fighting authoritarianism, wh*te Christian nationalism, racism, patriarchy, toxic capitalism, trans and homophobia. #Rest #RestisResistance #ordinationanniversary

One of the things I actually kinda like about being an entrepreneur is that you're constantly reinventing yourself and what you offer to meet the moment. Here's what’s next in burnout recovery for me: 👉 www.defythetrend.com/community #DefyTheTrend #RadicalRest #LastLaunch

Things have evolved — for me and the people I serve. We need simpler, more sustainable ways to beat burnout. Duh. Before we move into what’s next, here’s your last chance to join Defy the Trend + get the full burnout recovery library. www.defythetrend.com/community #BurnoutRecovery #RestRebellion

🚀 Big news for Rest Rebels: this is the Last Launch of my burnout recovery community, Defy the Trend. Get library access, new mini-courses, Calm Calendar Club + Rebellious Rest Roundtable. 👉 www.defythetrend.com/community Watch the info session recording: youtu.be/fj7-Y-I-Lac #RestRebellion

I went to bed last night at 9:30 p.m. and have no regrets. #restrebel

At 8:35 p.m. I began wondering if it was too early to go to bed. That is perfectly OK. #RestRebel

This is tantamount to saying, "it's fine, let people starve."

Rewatched Contact (1997) for an episode of the @media-lit.bsky.social Pod w/ @bertrandallain.bsky.social & @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social — and realized it’s the perfect metaphor for my pod. Connection. Curiosity. Rest. 🚀 open.substack.com/pub/defythet... #JustRestPodcast #ContactMovie #RestRebellion

Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! 🎉

My yoga practice has taught me to wobble and be OK with it. Join me Oct 18 for Restorative Yoga for No Kings Protesters — a 90-min online recharge before hitting the streets. 🗓 9–10:30 a.m. ET | Online 👉 Event link: bit.ly/47eRbew #NoKings #Resist #Restore #RestorativeYoga #RestisResistance

New post’s up: a raw convo w/ @AmyStone on The Art of Imperfect Adulting — burnout, pivots, & the freedom of “both/and.” Plus: my favorite pods + reads for resting and resisting. 🎧 open.substack.com/pub/defythet... #RestAsResistance #BurnoutRecovery #BothAndThinking

Seeing @knoxcollege1837.bsky.social campus is always such a joyful combo of "Yay! This new __ is so cool." And "Remember when __." 💜 #KnoxProud

I teared up at 3:58. 🥹 In my convo w/ Alesia Galati about launching Just Rest, she said something that hit me so deeply it stopped me cold. 🎥 Watch (under 6 mins): youtu.be/Jgea_zpgZF8 💡 Give to support the podcast: square.link/u/KGslefhX #JustRestPodcast #RestIsResistance #BurnoutRecovery

What if the very things grind culture shames us for — rest, slowing down, asking for help — were actually our greatest tools of resistance? That’s what I dug into w/ @heathervickery.bsky.social on our recent Substack Live.@ 🎥 📖 open.substack.com/pub/defythet... #RestisResistance

🎉 I just realized a cracked 100 followers. I'm not upset about that. Thanks for being here and listening to my intersectional feminist rants about why rest is resistance. #RestisResistance #Mindfulness #Milestone

Balance is all about wobbling + finding your footing anyway. Join me Oct 18 for Restorative Yoga for No Kings Protesters — a 90-min online recharge before hitting the streets. 🗓 9–10:30 a.m. ET | Online 👉 Event link: bit.ly/47eRbew #NoKings #Resist #Restore #RestorativeYoga #RestandResist

Now I'm logging off for a little Tech Shabbat. See you on the other side. #TechShabbat #NoScreens #MentalRest #SensoryRest

Next week at about this time, I'll be celebrating my 30th Reunion at Knox College! 🤯 I look forward to looking at the newly renovated dorms in the Quad, singing The Knox Hymn and visiting The Knox Student office. 🎟️ www.knox.edu/alumni/homec... #KnoxProud #Homecoming #Classof95 #AlmaMate

This is happening in our communities. It must stop. #Resist #Everydayradicals

Psst ... I'm lauching a podcast. I just signed with Galati Media to be my launch team! I seriously can't wait to share Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals with y'all! #DreamsComeTrue #ImaPodcaster

Rest isn’t laziness — it’s rebellion. 😎 I chatted w/ artist + podcaster Stephanie Graham about burnout, joy & why saying “no” to grind culture is a radical act. Help me fund the Just Rest pod 👉 square.link/u/KGslefhX #RestAsResistance #BurnoutRecovery 🎥 open.substack.com/pub/defythet...

🎉 Big news: Just Rest Podcast is officially happening! Thanks to your generosity, we’ve aised $2,600 and are officially starting the launch process! First episodes will drop end of year. Still need to raise the rest by Nov. 1 . 👉 square.link/u/KGslefhX #JustRest #RestIsResistance #IndiePodcasts

I’ve been sitting for a four-month old kitten this weekend. Be the kitten: Play hard. 🐈‍⬛ Nap harder. 😴 Do new things and fail. 📉 Sit and watch the birds. 🐦 Let’s be the kitten. 🐈‍⬛ #BetheKitten #SoCute #SoNaughty

The Champaign Library has quickly become one of my fave places! Tomorrow at noon, I'm offering the free workshop, Burnout: Recognize and Recover, as part of the Career Lunch and Learn Series. If you're in Chambana peeps, join me. #ChampaignLibrary #LibrariesRule #BurnoutRecovery bit.ly/4mEWMA

🎉 UPDATE: After going LIVE & sending a ton of emails we raised $1,200 in ONE DAY! We've raised to $2,632 including a $35 donation that arrived right as I was writing this post! 🎉 Support the pod 👉 bit.ly/4nhw5Sc #JustRest #RestisResistance #IndependentMedia #IndiePodcasting

I don't know about y'all, but I feel more and more like I'm living The Matrix these days. i.e. you can't unsee the toxic goo you live in once you start seeing it.

I'll be honest that the news of censorship this week scares me, but also strengthens my resolve to remain a small, independent, anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-toxic capitalist writer and soon-to-be podcaster. Will you help me launch my pod? 👉 square.link/u/KGslefhX #JustRest #Antifascism

I am learning a lot and having a fan freakin' good time at Drop the Mic, the Feminist Podcast Collective's UnSummit coordinated by the incomparable @beckymollenkamp.bsky.social . Hang with us 👉 dropthemic.teachery.co/buy?a=bDmrRgmA #IndiePodcasts #ValuesDriven #BuildingBetter

🚨 In less than 24 hours, we’ve relaunched the Just Rest Crowdfunding 2.0 and raised $650 (13% of the $5,200 goal!) to launch the Just Rest Podcast! This podcast is for world changers who want to rest + resist grind culture and rising fascism. Join the movement → [LINK] #JustRest #IndiePods

This podcast is rest as a spiritual practice. Healing from burnout. Building a more compassionate world. ⏳ Campaign closes in about 5 hours, 11:59 p.m. CDT. Back it now → www.kickstarter.com/projects/def...

This podcast is about joy as resistance. About everyday radicals reclaiming their humanity. ⏳ Last chance to give before midnight CDT. Be part of it → www.kickstarter.com/projects/def... #JoyfulResistance #JustRest #RestasResistance

My forthcoming Just Rest podcast is a rebellion against grind culture. It’s a love letter to justice + radical rest. ⏳ Final day to fund! The Campaign ends 11:59 p.m. CDT. Join the Rest Rebellion → www.kickstarter.com/projects/def...

What emojis bring you the most joy? ✍️ 🎉 💃🏽✨😆💥

Oh, my! What a joyful celebration I just hosted with my pal, @heathervickery.bsky.social Joy-filled conversation. EFT Tapping. Amazing! P.S. The crowdfunding campaign has about30 hours left! 👉 www.defythtrend.com/podcast #JustRest #RestasResistance #Joy #Celebration #Crowdfunding

At almost every meal I'm prepping/eating, I'm simultaneously planning the next one ... Who's with me?

Some ppl throw spaghetti at the wall. 🍝 I threw an entire podcast idea. And guess what? It stuck. Final push = TODAY. Back Just Rest + join the Rest Rebels before the campaign closes. 📖 open.substack.com/pub/defythet... #EverydayRadicals #PodcastLaunch #BurnoutRecovery

💥 5 days left. $2,856 raised. $794 to go for the full $1,000 match. This isn’t just a podcast — it’s about reclaiming rest as resistance and fueling joy in the fight against fascism. Watch the update + back Just Rest: defythtrend.com/podcast #JustRestPodcast #RestIsResistance

🌟 Big Opportunity 🌟 Wanna give to the Just Rest podcast effort? Starting NOW your gift is doubled by a I have a generous matching gift I have only through Monday. Pic of me holding a super cute lamb for the algorithm. #Podcasting #JustRest #Crowdfunding Support the Pod: bit.ly/3J7IsBd

A good reminder of your rights whether you're in our great state of Illinois or elsewhere. Thanks for sharing @govpritzker.illinois.gov #immigration #knowyourrights #ICE

I had a rich conversation on Kandas Nesbitt-Rodarte's podcast Gratitude Geek talking about the necessity of honoring your body's rhythm's, setting boundaries and finding your spiritual practices. hashtag#SelfCare hashtag#GratitudeGeek hashtag#JustRest hashtag#Podcast bit.ly/4gdeGru