Rest Is Not a Reward. It’s Leadership.

Since March, I’ve been moving at a pace that only purpose can justify. And it’s been powerful.

Here’s just a glimpse of the journey: ✅ I submitted the full manuscript for my fourth book, Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church—a love letter to cultural leadership, steeped in science and soul

✅ I spoke at and moderated multiple impactful leadership events

✅ I offered a keynote on ethics in leadership to graduating TCU seniors

✅ I joined DC Public Library for a heartfelt conversation on post-traumatic growth, leadership, and joy

✅ I shared insights with the media about leading through uncertainty with positive emotion

✅ I published weekly episodes and essays through Her Next Power Move—my podcast and Substack—covering emotional agility, neuroplasticity, the courage to choose joy, and behind-the-scenes reflections from Call & Response

✅ I led my coaching community, The Circle, through lessons on emotional literacy, resilience, values-based leadership, and science-backed micropractices

✅ I released multiple editions of the FlightPath newsletter through SOAR Academy

✅ I coached brilliant leaders navigating transition and transformation

✅ I hosted immersive workshops and developed new tools and digital resources for SOAR Academy

It’s been purposeful. But all of it calls for pause.

So beginning today, I’m stepping away for a long Easter holiday break. No email. No Zoom. Just quiet restoration.

Here’s why:

🧠 Neuroscience confirms that rest is when the brain processes, heals, and even cleans itself.

💡 Positive psychology research shows that recovery is where resilience, joy, and creative clarity are born.

So I’m choosing stillness.

No hustle. Just healing.

No over-functioning. Just being.

Because rest is revolutionary.

And I’ve earned every still, sacred moment.

If you’re reading this, maybe it’s your moment too.