Where does rest come into the picture on the journey of becoming a good ancestor?

In this episode, Layla and Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry and author of Rest Is Resistance, dive deep into why we need to prioritize rest in order to thrive.

Tricia Hersey is a poet, performance artist, writer, theologian, and activist best known as the founder of the organization The Nap Ministry. She refers to herself as the Nap Bishop and advocates for the importance of rest as a racial and social justice issue. 

Rest is Resistance is a must-read for anyone dedicated to becoming a good ancestor.

Together they explore: 

• Why we are all struggle to rest
• The connection between white supremacy, capitalism, and rest
• How rest helped Tricia connect with her ancestors and intuition

“The experimentation for these economic systems that we are under now came on the backs and bodies of black people, on those plantations making millions and millions and millions of dollars. Without our bodies, without that machine labor, none of this world would be happening right now. People seem to think that’s over, that capitalism has morphed into something better but it’s that exact same engine that’s driving capitalism now, the idea of profit over people, the idea of working a body at machine level pace, trying to automate a body.”

-     Tricia Hersey, author of Rest Is Resistance and founder of The Nap Ministry
Episode Ten, The Become A Good Ancestor Podcast

Learn more and follow Tricia:

Website: http://www.triciahersey.com/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenapministry 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thenapministry/ 

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