Feminism & Resting: South Asian women, let's reclaim rest

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges South Asian women face in reclaiming rest amidst societal pressures.

"Why does resting make me feel guilty?" - Rest feels radical for women, particularly South Asian women. Because we're brought up to work, to serve, to always say yes. We've seen our mothers and grandmothers exhaust themselves endlessly looking after everyone else. And so we normalise being tired, overworked and overwhelmed. On this episode of Masala Podcast Unfiltered, I talk about going on holiday to Corfu to rest and recover but being unable to fully relax - because my mind kept reminding me of my to-do lists. I know I'm not alone. Many feminists and South Asian women in particular feel this guilt and inability to really relax. So many women find resting so difficult, because patriarchy and capitalism have us stuck on an endless productivity treadmill. This feminist podcast is here to tell you that resting is a feminist act. Resting is about preventing burnout. Resting is about self love. Are you exhausted by the endless to-do lists in your own life? Are you knackered but unable to really, deeply rest? If so, you'll love listening to this feminist podcast episode. MASALA PODCAST UNFILTERED This is the second episode of my new season called Masala Podcast Unfiltered. Where I…

People in this episode

Host: Sangeet Pillai

Topics covered

• feminism
• rest
• South Asian women
• patriarchy
• self love
• productivity

Keywords

• rest
• feminism
• South Asian women
• patriarchy
• burnout
• self love
• productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Masala Podcast, Soul Sutras

Places: Corfu

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