In this episode, I take the mic solo to talk about something I've struggled with for years: rest. As a woman of color, entrepreneur, and daughter of workaholics, rest has never come easy. I share personal stories—from my time hustling in Los Angeles to a life-changing sabbatical in Costa Rica—and unpack how I’ve slowly learned to embrace rest, not as a luxury, but as a necessity, especially as I’ve learned more about what I need as a Highly Sensitive Person.
This conversation weaves through memories of burnout, the lessons I picked up in cultures that value community and slow living, and the deep unlearning required to step away from internalized capitalism. I reflect on what it means to decouple productivity from self-worth, how Highly Sensitive People are wired for rest, and why our society’s obsession with overwork is exploitative. If you’ve ever needed permission to slow down, this episode is for you.
Episode Highlights[00:01:50] Why rest matters for entrepreneurs [00:08:00] Challenging the idea of “charging your worth” [00:09:40] Lessons from Tico culture and slowing down [00:11:20] Discovering that rest improves productivity [00:18:20] Hitting a wall: the moment of deep burnout [00:19:50] The illusion of rest while digital nomading [00:26:00] Building white space into the calendar [00:31:10] Rest as a core need for sensitive minds
Keywords#MindfulBusiness #RestIsRevolutionary #BurnoutRecovery #WorkLifeBalance #RestOverGrind #MoneyMindset #WomenInBusiness #MinorityOwned
ResourcesBreaking Toxic Patterns of Workaholism Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
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