Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals
Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals, hosted by Nicole Havelka, helps everyday radicals and world-changers who are tired, but not giving up to find connection, support, and soul-deep inspiration to keep resisting grind culture while staying true to their values.
Nicole Havelka is a burnout survivor, ordained pastor, yoga teacher, and founder of Defy the Trend. She spent years trying to change the world by working harder, staying later, doing more, but realized that real change doesn't come from depletion—it comes from deep, aligned, joyful living. Now, she coaches others to make rest a non-negotiable part of their resistance. Every week, you'll hear honest, unfiltered conversations about what it takes to build differently and rest radically. Episodes talk about resistance, spiritual practice, failure, boundary-setting, burnout, recovery, and the sacred power of saying, “no more".
Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals
Rest as Resistance 101 with Jordan Maney
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Do you find yourself unable to answer the simple question, "What do you need?". For many small business owners, nonprofit leaders, and community organizers, rest feels like a luxury we haven't quite earned yet. We tell ourselves we’ll nap as soon as the to-do list is finished, the mission is achieved, or we’ve reached that next rung on a ladder we didn't even build.
In this debut episode of Just Rest, host Nicole Havelka sits down with Radical Joy Coach™ Jordan Maney to dismantle the toxic habits of grind culture. We explore how habits like perfectionism and rugged individualism are actually symptoms of white supremacy culture designed to keep us depleted and alone. If you are tired of surviving on high cortisol and "more, bigger, better" expectations, this conversation is your permission slip to stop striving and start existing.
Jordan is the Radical Joy Coach™ and creator of the RestLab. Through her facilitation and coaching she helps people who give a damn, aka bleeding hearts, learn the radical practice of rest so they can reclaim their joy and sustain their advocacy. She’s been featured in New York Magazine, Yahoo, Attn, Oprah Magazine, and Martha Stewart Living. You can find her resting with friends, family, and her sassy pup Duchess in San Antonio, TX.
Key Takeaways
- Rest is Not a Reward; It is a Right
- Identify the Three Toxic Cousins
- Beware the 72-Page Menu Life
- Vulnerability is Your Best Defense
- Small Wins Over Sweeping Changes
It is safe for you to rest. It is safe for you to choose yourself and to actually enjoy your life. This week, we invite you to be a Rest Rebel in a small, practical way: Pick one item off your obligations and simply let it drop.
Learn more about Just Rest at https://defythetrend.com/
Support the Work: In honor of Jordan’s time today, consider supporting the YWCA or the Southwest Workers Union.
CONNECT WITH JORDAN MANEY:
White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun Website
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor BookShop
Rest is Liberation with Jordan Maney on Feminist Founders Podcast with Becky Mollenkamp (we agree - a total badass)
Jordan Maney’s Website
Follow Jordan on Instagram/TikTok: @thejordanmaney
CONNECT WITH NICOLE HAVELKA:
The Calm Calendar Club is a brain-friendly planning community for neurodivergent adults, ADHD minds, and sandwich-generation caregivers who are tired of systems that don’t fit real life. We help you build a flexible, values-based calendar that reduces chaos and protects your energy. This low-cost, community-based program is ready for you at defythetrend.com/calm-calendar.
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