A Year of Rest


Featured Guests: Recipient of Rest, Erica Grier
Today we’re featuring Erica Grier, full-time hair stylist and author based on Georgia. Here’s what she had to say about her work, her...

Featured Guest: Recipient of Rest, Breannah Alexander Oppenhuizen
Today we're featuring Breannah Alexander Oppenhuizen, a racial equity and justice practitioner based in East Lansing Michigan. Here's what...

Reflections: On Recommitting to Year of Rest
Last summer, the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked a national reckoning with the persistent violence of racism in...

A Conversation on Rest & Resistance
As part of our inaugural Year of Rest, we hosted a nearly 30-minute conversation on rest and resistance between public academic, writer,...

Featured Guest: Toni Smalls, A Recipient of Rest
Toni Smalls, one of our Recipients of Rest, a black, nonbinary, queer activist, photographer, and poet living in Queens, NYC. Here is...

Meet 15 More of Our Recipients of Rest
Here are this week’s recipients of rest as described by those who nominated them.
“Exactly what I needed: peace and quiet in nature with my pup. I loved sitting at the large window with hot cider, watching the rain in the morning, and cooking s’mores by the fire at night.”
Courtney K., Getaway Guest

Meet More of Our Recipients of Rest
Here are this week’s recipients of rest as described by those who nominated them.

Featured Guest: Lauren Barnett, A Recipient of Rest
Lauren Barnett, one of our Recipients of Rest, is the founder of the creative consulting company, Bound For Good. We hosted Lauren at...