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It’s time to unpack the myth that we’re indispensable at work. (‘Cause we’re not!)

In this episode of The Rest of Us podcast, host Dana Tenille Weekes talks about how we unintentionally contribute to unsustainable work environments by making ourselves irreplaceable.  

Through personal anecdotes and a reality check on “work-life balance,” this episode challenges the conventional wisdom of hustle culture and invites listeners to rethink their relationship with professional identity and rest as liberation.

In doing so, Dana asks and explores five thought-provoking questions to examine how you create unrest by making yourself indispensable at work. 

They are:

1. Do you still believe you’re in survival mode when you no longer need to be?
2. Are you creating structures that must accommodate you at the center of it to show your value?
3. Is your health dispensable?
4. Is it hard for you to say, “no,” or “no thank you,” when it is necessary, because you feel like you’re not honoring commitments?
5. Do you confuse sacrifice for service?

If you have greater loyalty or obligation to your job than your career, loved ones, and, of course, yourself, then listen to this episode and begin to settle into who you truly are.

If this episode feels like a message or mirror, feel free to share it with someone who is looking to think about rest differently.

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Until next time, rest, my friends.

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