Nicole Havelka (she/her)
@just-rest.bsky.social
Burnout recovery coach • yoga/meditation teacher • pop culture nerd fanning the flames of a liberating rest revolution.
Substack: defythetrend.substack.com
Substack: defythetrend.substack.com
🎉 I'm proud to say that I managed to edit, upload and schedule my 4th Just Rest podcast episode on my own. Thanks to Alesia Galati for getting me started so well that this was not as hard as I imagined.
P.S. I really love podcasting.
P.S. New episode drops tomorrow morning!
justrest.buzzsprout.com
P.S. I really love podcasting.
P.S. New episode drops tomorrow morning!
justrest.buzzsprout.com
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 inspirat...
justrest.buzzsprout.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🎉 I'm proud to say that I managed to edit, upload and schedule my 4th Just Rest podcast episode on my own. Thanks to Alesia Galati for getting me started so well that this was not as hard as I imagined.
P.S. I really love podcasting.
P.S. New episode drops tomorrow morning!
justrest.buzzsprout.com
P.S. I really love podcasting.
P.S. New episode drops tomorrow morning!
justrest.buzzsprout.com
Online community → embodied community.
That’s the arc I’m imagining.
If you want to help build something slower, softer, and more human, come sit with us here: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#CollectiveCare #DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestRebels
That’s the arc I’m imagining.
If you want to help build something slower, softer, and more human, come sit with us here: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#CollectiveCare #DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestRebels
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Online community → embodied community.
That’s the arc I’m imagining.
If you want to help build something slower, softer, and more human, come sit with us here: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#CollectiveCare #DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestRebels
That’s the arc I’m imagining.
If you want to help build something slower, softer, and more human, come sit with us here: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#CollectiveCare #DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestRebels
I’m dreaming about a virtual Rest-In:
multiple days, multiple teachers, lots of permission to slow down.
Still forming — but the seed is here.
Join the community to shape it: www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
multiple days, multiple teachers, lots of permission to slow down.
Still forming — but the seed is here.
Join the community to shape it: www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I’m dreaming about a virtual Rest-In:
multiple days, multiple teachers, lots of permission to slow down.
Still forming — but the seed is here.
Join the community to shape it: www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
multiple days, multiple teachers, lots of permission to slow down.
Still forming — but the seed is here.
Join the community to shape it: www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
Just a little reminder from a former journalist: Make sure you appropriately confirm the information in posts with trusted sources before you share it. It's not hard to create convincing looking videos and photos that simply are not true.
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Just a little reminder from a former journalist: Make sure you appropriately confirm the information in posts with trusted sources before you share it. It's not hard to create convincing looking videos and photos that simply are not true.
Big dream I can’t shake:
a Rest Rebels Retreat.
Naps. Good food. Gentle yoga. Laughter.
If you’d come — or want to collaborate as a rest practitioner — DM me.
Join the community to shape it: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
a Rest Rebels Retreat.
Naps. Good food. Gentle yoga. Laughter.
If you’d come — or want to collaborate as a rest practitioner — DM me.
Join the community to shape it: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Big dream I can’t shake:
a Rest Rebels Retreat.
Naps. Good food. Gentle yoga. Laughter.
If you’d come — or want to collaborate as a rest practitioner — DM me.
Join the community to shape it: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
a Rest Rebels Retreat.
Naps. Good food. Gentle yoga. Laughter.
If you’d come — or want to collaborate as a rest practitioner — DM me.
Join the community to shape it: bit.ly/40hDTdk
#DeepRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
If journalists were arrested like this in another country, the U.S. would be decrying it as a sign of the government suppressing free speech.
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
Feds arrest Don Lemon, Minnesota journalist and 2 others over church protest
Lemon was arrested by U.S. agents days after covering an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minn., church. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the protest a "coordinated attack."
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If journalists were arrested like this in another country, the U.S. would be decrying it as a sign of the government suppressing free speech.
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
Rich people shouldn't be the only ones who can afford to combat burnout.
That's why I'm creating my Substack & podcast as an accessible burnout recovery coaching community.
Get it for $5/month or $50/year thru Jan. 31: defythetrend.substack.com/
#CommunityCare
That's why I'm creating my Substack & podcast as an accessible burnout recovery coaching community.
Get it for $5/month or $50/year thru Jan. 31: defythetrend.substack.com/
#CommunityCare
Just Rest | Nicole Havelka (she/her) | Substack
Explore rest as a radical act of justice, drawing on ancient wisdom and modern science, the spiritual and the practical. Click to read Just Rest, by Nicole Havelka (she/her), a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
defythetrend.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Rich people shouldn't be the only ones who can afford to combat burnout.
That's why I'm creating my Substack & podcast as an accessible burnout recovery coaching community.
Get it for $5/month or $50/year thru Jan. 31: defythetrend.substack.com/
#CommunityCare
That's why I'm creating my Substack & podcast as an accessible burnout recovery coaching community.
Get it for $5/month or $50/year thru Jan. 31: defythetrend.substack.com/
#CommunityCare
I was told once that I'm the kind of person who always tells you if you have spinach in your teeth.
😂 I felt so seen.
And I carry that vibe into grace-filled burnout recovery coaching as well.
I have space for 2–3 new 1:1 coaching clients right now.
Curious? bit.ly/39zH4pb
#Coaching
😂 I felt so seen.
And I carry that vibe into grace-filled burnout recovery coaching as well.
I have space for 2–3 new 1:1 coaching clients right now.
Curious? bit.ly/39zH4pb
#Coaching
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was told once that I'm the kind of person who always tells you if you have spinach in your teeth.
😂 I felt so seen.
And I carry that vibe into grace-filled burnout recovery coaching as well.
I have space for 2–3 new 1:1 coaching clients right now.
Curious? bit.ly/39zH4pb
#Coaching
😂 I felt so seen.
And I carry that vibe into grace-filled burnout recovery coaching as well.
I have space for 2–3 new 1:1 coaching clients right now.
Curious? bit.ly/39zH4pb
#Coaching
New folks keep finding my work, so hi 👋
I’m Nicole. I help tired, caring people resist burnout without becoming productivity robots.
If rest feels radical to you, welcome.
Join me here: defythetrend.substack.com/
#RadicalRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
I’m Nicole. I help tired, caring people resist burnout without becoming productivity robots.
If rest feels radical to you, welcome.
Join me here: defythetrend.substack.com/
#RadicalRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
Just Rest | Nicole Havelka (she/her) | Substack
Explore rest as a radical act of justice, drawing on ancient wisdom and modern science, the spiritual and the practical. Click to read Just Rest, by Nicole Havelka (she/her), a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
defythetrend.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
New folks keep finding my work, so hi 👋
I’m Nicole. I help tired, caring people resist burnout without becoming productivity robots.
If rest feels radical to you, welcome.
Join me here: defythetrend.substack.com/
#RadicalRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
I’m Nicole. I help tired, caring people resist burnout without becoming productivity robots.
If rest feels radical to you, welcome.
Join me here: defythetrend.substack.com/
#RadicalRest #JustRest #BurnoutRecovery
I didn't want to think much about numbers when I started the pod.
Can you believe it -- it already has 184 downloads 🤯
Can you help me get to 200 by the end of the month?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Can you believe it -- it already has 184 downloads 🤯
Can you help me get to 200 by the end of the month?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Just Rest - Burnout Recovery Coaching
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.
www.defythetrend.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I didn't want to think much about numbers when I started the pod.
Can you believe it -- it already has 184 downloads 🤯
Can you help me get to 200 by the end of the month?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Can you believe it -- it already has 184 downloads 🤯
Can you help me get to 200 by the end of the month?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
For whoever needs to hear this today: You don’t have to earn your rest.
Wanna hear more like this?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Wanna hear more like this?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Just Rest - Burnout Recovery Coaching
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.
www.defythetrend.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 AM
For whoever needs to hear this today: You don’t have to earn your rest.
Wanna hear more like this?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
Wanna hear more like this?
🎧 www.defythetrend.com/just-rest
#JustRest #podcast #IndiePodcasts
How weird is it that I'm craving broccoli?
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
How weird is it that I'm craving broccoli?
One of the most satisfying things is deleting out a bunch of old emails.
Even more satisfying is deleting out an old email account you no longer use.
#LettingGoin2026
Even more satisfying is deleting out an old email account you no longer use.
#LettingGoin2026
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
One of the most satisfying things is deleting out a bunch of old emails.
Even more satisfying is deleting out an old email account you no longer use.
#LettingGoin2026
Even more satisfying is deleting out an old email account you no longer use.
#LettingGoin2026
Everyday I feel like it's a choice: Lean into abundance or allow scarcity thinking to swallow me whole.
Today I choose abundance.
Today I choose abundance.
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Everyday I feel like it's a choice: Lean into abundance or allow scarcity thinking to swallow me whole.
Today I choose abundance.
Today I choose abundance.
If you constantly feel like you’re failing a schedule you didn't even create, this episode is for you.
I sat down with Indigenous Time Ecologist @decolonizingtime.bsky.social to talk about why "time management" is actually a tool of the grind.
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
I sat down with Indigenous Time Ecologist @decolonizingtime.bsky.social to talk about why "time management" is actually a tool of the grind.
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
If you constantly feel like you’re failing a schedule you didn't even create, this episode is for you.
I sat down with Indigenous Time Ecologist @decolonizingtime.bsky.social to talk about why "time management" is actually a tool of the grind.
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
I sat down with Indigenous Time Ecologist @decolonizingtime.bsky.social to talk about why "time management" is actually a tool of the grind.
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
For whoever needs to hear it: Listen to your body. Resist diet culture. Your body is not a New Year's project.
Listen to the full pod with Malik Turley: bit.ly/4q2PtnI
Listen to the full pod with Malik Turley: bit.ly/4q2PtnI
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
For whoever needs to hear it: Listen to your body. Resist diet culture. Your body is not a New Year's project.
Listen to the full pod with Malik Turley: bit.ly/4q2PtnI
Listen to the full pod with Malik Turley: bit.ly/4q2PtnI
My 2026 guide words are ease and support and I have had to lean into both very early this year.
#NewYearIntention #SlowDown #TechShabbat
#NewYearIntention #SlowDown #TechShabbat
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 AM
My 2026 guide words are ease and support and I have had to lean into both very early this year.
#NewYearIntention #SlowDown #TechShabbat
#NewYearIntention #SlowDown #TechShabbat
I hate to admit this, y’all, but the sudden loss of my computer — and the incredibly long time it’s taken to replace it — has been a strange gift.
I’m forced to work slower and rest more because the little borrowed computer I’m using is just not built for the way I use a computer.
I’m forced to work slower and rest more because the little borrowed computer I’m using is just not built for the way I use a computer.
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I hate to admit this, y’all, but the sudden loss of my computer — and the incredibly long time it’s taken to replace it — has been a strange gift.
I’m forced to work slower and rest more because the little borrowed computer I’m using is just not built for the way I use a computer.
I’m forced to work slower and rest more because the little borrowed computer I’m using is just not built for the way I use a computer.
Watched K-Pop Demon Hunters tonight.
That gorgeously animated movie packs quite the emotional punch. I just wish our heroes had gotten more couch time. #Restthenfightevil
That gorgeously animated movie packs quite the emotional punch. I just wish our heroes had gotten more couch time. #Restthenfightevil
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Watched K-Pop Demon Hunters tonight.
That gorgeously animated movie packs quite the emotional punch. I just wish our heroes had gotten more couch time. #Restthenfightevil
That gorgeously animated movie packs quite the emotional punch. I just wish our heroes had gotten more couch time. #Restthenfightevil
🤩 My new pod: Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals now has 100+ downloads on the first three episodes!!!
Please continue to listen, rate and review, Rest Rebels!
Justrest.buzzsprout.com
Please continue to listen, rate and review, Rest Rebels!
Justrest.buzzsprout.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
🤩 My new pod: Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals now has 100+ downloads on the first three episodes!!!
Please continue to listen, rate and review, Rest Rebels!
Justrest.buzzsprout.com
Please continue to listen, rate and review, Rest Rebels!
Justrest.buzzsprout.com
I had a rough start to 2026: My computer died. (New one just ordered.) My car wouldn't start. AAA got it going.
The tough start is rich in learning: Ask for help. Accept help.
The tough start is rich in learning: Ask for help. Accept help.
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I had a rough start to 2026: My computer died. (New one just ordered.) My car wouldn't start. AAA got it going.
The tough start is rich in learning: Ask for help. Accept help.
The tough start is rich in learning: Ask for help. Accept help.
My fave quote from my conversation with @thejordanmaney.bsky.social: "Rugged individualism is a lie. ... it sounds nice and it sells Jeeps, but it's a lie. We need people to help us."
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
#JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestIsResistance #AntiHustle #CareCulture #SlowDown
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
#JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestIsResistance #AntiHustle #CareCulture #SlowDown
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
My fave quote from my conversation with @thejordanmaney.bsky.social: "Rugged individualism is a lie. ... it sounds nice and it sells Jeeps, but it's a lie. We need people to help us."
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
#JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestIsResistance #AntiHustle #CareCulture #SlowDown
justrest.buzzsprout.com/
#JustRest #BurnoutRecovery #RestIsResistance #AntiHustle #CareCulture #SlowDown
Your body is not a New Year’s project.
Malik Turley and I chat on Just Rest about how systemic pressures like diet culture act as distractions from trying to save the world.
Read the post by subscribing for free to Just Rest on Substack. 🛋️✊
open.substack.com/pub/defythet...
Malik Turley and I chat on Just Rest about how systemic pressures like diet culture act as distractions from trying to save the world.
Read the post by subscribing for free to Just Rest on Substack. 🛋️✊
open.substack.com/pub/defythet...
How to Break the New Year’s Shame Spiral
Tired of Being “Fixed”? Loving your Body as Resistance in 2026
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Your body is not a New Year’s project.
Malik Turley and I chat on Just Rest about how systemic pressures like diet culture act as distractions from trying to save the world.
Read the post by subscribing for free to Just Rest on Substack. 🛋️✊
open.substack.com/pub/defythet...
Malik Turley and I chat on Just Rest about how systemic pressures like diet culture act as distractions from trying to save the world.
Read the post by subscribing for free to Just Rest on Substack. 🛋️✊
open.substack.com/pub/defythet...
🎉 I am thrilled to report that Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals podcast has now reached 100 downloads!!!!!!!
🥳 I am also excited that I’ve now gotten more than 200 subscribers here on Substack!
🎧 justrest.buzzsprout.com
#Celebrate #JustRest #SlowandSteadyGrowth
🥳 I am also excited that I’ve now gotten more than 200 subscribers here on Substack!
🎧 justrest.buzzsprout.com
#Celebrate #JustRest #SlowandSteadyGrowth
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
🎉 I am thrilled to report that Just Rest: Burnout Tips for Everyday Radicals podcast has now reached 100 downloads!!!!!!!
🥳 I am also excited that I’ve now gotten more than 200 subscribers here on Substack!
🎧 justrest.buzzsprout.com
#Celebrate #JustRest #SlowandSteadyGrowth
🥳 I am also excited that I’ve now gotten more than 200 subscribers here on Substack!
🎧 justrest.buzzsprout.com
#Celebrate #JustRest #SlowandSteadyGrowth
If your nervous system needs a safer place to land in 2026, come sit with us.
🎧 Listen + subscribe: justrest.buzzsprout.com/
💛 Paid Substack = bonus content + sustaining the show www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#SupportAndEase #RestIsCollective
🎧 Listen + subscribe: justrest.buzzsprout.com/
💛 Paid Substack = bonus content + sustaining the show www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#SupportAndEase #RestIsCollective
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 stayi...
justrest.buzzsprout.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
If your nervous system needs a safer place to land in 2026, come sit with us.
🎧 Listen + subscribe: justrest.buzzsprout.com/
💛 Paid Substack = bonus content + sustaining the show www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#SupportAndEase #RestIsCollective
🎧 Listen + subscribe: justrest.buzzsprout.com/
💛 Paid Substack = bonus content + sustaining the show www.defythetrend.substack.com/
#SupportAndEase #RestIsCollective