How are you pausing and reflecting this holiday season?

In this reflective solo episode, Dawn pauses as we head into the holidays to share what’s happening across the Work Is Third movement—from the new Bookshop.org list and the Joyful Rebellion playlist to her bi-weekly newsletters and your opportunity to send in voice notes.

Dawn also revisits her favorite guest quotes, emerging themes across the first season, and her own “bonus clip moment” where she answers the same questions she asks every guest:
• What’s easy to say yes to?
• What’s hard to say no to?
• Where is she doing well with joy, rest, and boundaries?
• Where is she still struggling?

She closes with reflections on slowing down, stillness, present bias, perfectionism, listening to your body, and redefining success—plus an invitation to choose joy, protect your peace, and rest this holiday season.

In this episode:

• Protecting your joy in hard cultural moments

• A preview of the The Joyful Rebellion Reading List at Bookshop.org

• The Joyful Rebellion playlist + newsletter updates

• Why your voice notes matter and how to send one

• Guest quotes Dawn can’t stop thinking about

• Top themes emerging across the podcast

• Dawn’s personal “bonus clip” answers

• What she’s learned about rest, boundaries, stillness, and slowing down

• An end-of-year invitation to choose yourself first

Resources Mentioned:

• Bookshop list: The Joyful Rebellion Reading List

• The Joyful Rebellion newsletter: The Joyful Rebellion — Rest, Boundaries & Workplace Wellbeing

• The Joyful Rebellion Spotify Playlist

• Send Dawn a voice note

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