{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Reimagining Black Health","title":"Reimagining Occupational Wellbeing: Rest & Liberation","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2563,"description":"\nGrinding isn’t wellness — and rest isn’t laziness. In this episode of Reimagining Black Health, Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover explores the dimension of occupational wellbeing, asking what it truly means for Black people to thrive in the spaces where we work, lead, create, and care for others.\n\nGuests Kelsie Bonaparte and Dr. Monique Johnson join the conversation for a grounded, honest look at how hustle culture has shaped our health, why productivity has been glorified at the expense of rest, and how Black communities can reclaim joy, agency, and balance as essential parts of work-life wellbeing.\n\nTogether, they examine:\n\n● How grind culture disguises itself as “self-improvement” and “wellness”\n ● Why the pandemic forced a reckoning with our relationship to labor\n ● How rest, autonomy, and boundaries protect our mental and physical health\n ● Why optimal health must include joy, community, and meaningful purpose\n ● Practical ways to rethink your workday and redefine success on your own terms\n\nThis episode is an invitation to reimagine work — not as a measure of worth, but as one dimension of a full, liberated, and healthy life. Because optimal Black health includes rest, play, purpose, and the freedom to choose how we show up.\nEPISODE CHAPTERS — Occupational Wellbeing\n00:00 — What Does Occupational Wellbeing Really Mean?\n 00:30 — The Rise of Hustle Culture\n 01:15 — How “Wellness Challenges” Reinforce Overwork\n 03:00 — Rest as Resistance\n 05:00 — Is a Shift Happening Post-Pandemic?\n 07:00 — Redefining Wellness Outside the Medical Model\n 10:00 — Joy, Agency, and Autonomy at Work\n 14:00 — Balancing Roles Without Burning Out\n 18:00 — Boundaries, Intention, and Working Smarter\n 23:00 — Giving Yourself Grace\n 27:00 — One Action You Can Take This Week\n 38:00 — Closing\n💡 Connect and Learn More\nVisit councilbh.org to learn more about the Council on Black Health’s mission to advance health equity and reshape the future of Black wellness.\n\nFollow us for future episodes,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i0wepRzGIQNvV3Rg9EQhqz8USGqx1bDW67JACZSXSq8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZWQ1/MWI0ZDZjODlkYjIx/MWI3ZmUyZmI4Zjc5/NzA4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}