What Is the 'Rest Is Resistance' Movement?

Parade | December 07, 2022

While it's true that every human being needs and deserves adequate rest, the rest centered around the "rest as resistance" movement is less about burnout and is rooted in Black liberation. Dr. Aisha Dixon-Peters, Psy.D, a licensed clinical community psychologist and a senior adjunct psychology professor at the University of La Verne, explains that people of color are disproportionately affected by the need for rest because of added layers of race-related stress. Read More »