Radical Rest

Notes on Burnout, Healing and Hopeful Futures

Evie Muir

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English

Elliott & Thompson Limited
27 September 2024

Coping with stress

Radical Rest will argue that the national burnout we have all experienced in some form over the last few years is a symptom of a desperately unhealthy society. The solution lies not only with the individual, because we cannot simply ‘fix ourselves’ under oppression, but in a radical reimagining of the capitalist status quo.

Through a Black Feminist, abolitionist and transformative justice lens, Radical Rest follows Evie on her own journey of burnout recovery as she explores embodied, nature-allied alternatives to the way we organise, work, and exist. Centring on the lived experiences of those disproportionately impacted by, and working in resistance to, burnout – Black, queer, disabled activists of colour – Radical Rest poses imaginative alternatives for a hopeful and healed future.

By: Evie Muir
Imprint: Elliott & Thompson Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781783967650
ISBN 10: 178396765X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 27 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Evie Muir is both a domestic abuse survivor and qualified domestic abuse specialist, writer and the founder of Peaks of Colour – a Peak District based nature-for-healing community group, by and for people of colour. Having worked in the VAWG sector for over 10 years, specialising in Black and queer survivors’ intersectional experiences of gendered and racialised trauma, she left the sector when she became burnt out, disenfranchised and disillusioned. Her work now sits on the intersections of gendered, racial and land justice, and seeks to nurture survivors’ joy, rest, hope and imagination as abolitionist praxis. As a Northern freelance writer, she’s passionate about the liberating form of writing as healing and resistance.

Reviews for Radical Rest: Notes on Burnout, Healing and Hopeful Futures

‘An essential read that gets to the root of burnout and how to truly navigate life with intention, gratitude and a deep commitment to self and community.’ Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist ‘Acknowledging everything from privilege and capitalism to the climate, Radical Rest intelligently articulates why we are feeling burnt out and what to do about it. This is not to be missed’ Stylist ‘Open the door to a hopeful and healed future with Radical Rest: a salve for burnt out souls.’ Minna Salami, author of Sensuous Knowledge ‘This is one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in a long time. It should be compulsory reading for all policymakers. It’s honest, and blunt at times, but Muir’s voice is warm and accessible. There is no single quick fix to the systemic issues exposed, but this is nonetheless a manifesto of hope.’ Resurgence & Ecologist