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Why Can't I Rest? | Porch Talk
A Front Porch Talk from YAIT Town
Come sit on the porch for a while.
In this Front Porch Talk, Ama-Robin reflects on why rest can feel so difficult — especially for people living under constant pressure, hypervigilance, striving, and survival mode.
Following this month's conversations on racial battle fatigue and John Henryism, this episode explores what happens when the body, mind, emotions, spirit, and nervous system never fully get the chance to settle. Because rest is more than sleep. More than stopping. More than self-care trends or spa culture.
Real rest reaches deeper than that.
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