Choosing Rest in a Restless World: Life Outside Hustle Culture

2025-12-30

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What if rest isn’t something you earn, but something you need in order to live fully? In this episode of Beauty in the Break, Foster and Cesar explore the radical and often misunderstood practice of rest in a culture addicted to hustle, productivity, and burnout. Through personal stories, cultural critique, and embodied wisdom, they unpack why rest is not laziness, but a necessary act of self-trust, nervous system regulation, and an act of rebellion against systems that reward exhaustion. This conversation is for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or q...

What if rest isn’t something you earn, but something you need in order to live fully? In this episode of Beauty in the Break, Foster and Cesar explore the radical and often misunderstood practice of rest in a culture addicted to hustle, productivity, and burnout. Through personal stories, cultural critique, and embodied wisdom, they unpack why rest is not laziness, but a necessary act of self-trust, nervous system regulation, and an act of rebellion against systems that reward exhaustion. This conversation is for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or quietly longing for permission to slow down.

In this episode:

Why hustle culture keeps us exhausted and disconnected
How burnout sneaks in through productivity
Cesar’s honest and emotional confession
Why nature never rushes and neither should we
How rest reshapes creativity and clarity
Breaking cycles our children inherit

Also mentioned:

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey (The Nap Ministry)
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
In the FLO by Alisa Vitti
Foster’s dad in How to Be A Rebel with Dr. Reid Wilson

If this episode spoke to you, you will love Say More! Vol. 2: Hustle Culture Sucks where we explore more problems of hustle culture. You can also watch the episodes on YouTube.

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