S3 E9: Is Rest Resistance?
From shado-lite by Shado Mag
August 24, 2025 · 43 min · Season 3 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of radical rest and its implications within the context of toxic productivity and societal norms.
In the last few years, we’ve seen the idea of ‘radical rest’ explode - but is rest always radical? Or has it been coopted by the wellness industry to placate us? Zoe and Larissa go back to radical rests’ roots in Black Womanist Thought and Crip Theory to understand how we actually tackle the social conditioning of toxic productivity under white supremacist capitalism. What does doing the bare minimum mean? How does resting our body-minds make space for broader economic and societal shifts? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Zoe
Guest: Larissa
Topics covered
- radical rest
- toxic productivity
- white supremacist capitalism
- Black Womanist Thought
- Crip Theory
- social conditioning
- economic shifts
Keywords
- radical rest
- toxic productivity
- Black Womanist Thought
- Crip Theory
- wellness industry
- social conditioning
- economic shifts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: wellness industry, Acast
Books & works: Black Womanist Thought, Crip Theory
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