Resisting and Resting with Liz Wesley

My close friend and colleague Liz Wesley knows what it’s like to fight for fairness in a profoundly unfair world. She battled her way through the education system as a child only to find herself up against some of the same forces of inequity as a teacher in Philadelphia's highly segregated public school system. 

Always a social justice warrior, Liz became even more involved in trying to fight racial segregation in education in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. 

But the often lonely struggle took its toll. After working with a therapist and reading the work of Tricia Hersey, author of “Rest is Resistance,” Liz finally decided to give herself some much needed rest.

Liz shares her deeply personal journal toward the realization that she owed herself rest and self-care with the hope that others may benefit from her wisdom.

The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is produced by Mighty Writers in partnership with Rowhome Productions. The executive producer is Tim Whitaker. Lead producer is Danya AbdelHameid. Rowhome’s executive producers are Alex Lewis and John Myers.

Our theme song was composed by Jim Morgan.

This episode also includes music from Blue Dot Sessions.