A review by naysia_reads
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

  “We didn’t arrive on earth to be a tool for a capitalistic system, it is not our divine purpose. You are not just born to center your entire existence on work and labour you were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to your self and community, to practice, to experiment, to create to have space, to dream and to create” 

Wow, what an interesting and thought-provoking read! The author's main argument is that we deserve rest, simply because we exist, despite what mainstream hustle culture may tell us. Throughout the book, Tricia Hersey uses personal examples and the work of other black scholars to explain why rest is an essential practice. Specifically, she points out how wellness and self-care work must focus on disrupting capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and other systems of oppression. 

After finishing this book, I can confidently say that I have a better understanding of how rest, dreaming and imagination can be used as tools for collective liberation. Rest is Resistance is a book that I believe should be a required reading for everyone! And if you do choose to read this do so as an audiobook, the author narrates it herself and has a very poetic and calming voice.