The Grind Culture Detox: Heal Yourself from the Poisonous Intersection of Racism, Capitalism, and the Need to Produce

by Heather Archer

Your Worth Is Not Measured by Your ProductionGrind culture refers to the false belief that to be considered valuable or worthy in our society, one must be productive. Lurking in the shadow of capitalism, grind culture is accepted as normal, even necessary, and most people aren’t even aware of the harmful ways it impacts us. Now, in The Grind Culture Detox, author Heather Archer exposes grind culture in all its complexity. Beginning with the history of grind culture in the United States, Archer explains how the poisonous legacies of stolen labor (chattel slavery) and stolen land (manifest destiny) have led to the exhausting workforce culture we have today. While facing that history is an important first step, Archer goes further by offering a blueprint for how we can radically reorient our lives and fundamentally change our relationship with work and production forever. Utilizing nontraditional approaches such as somatics, sound healing, herbalism, and more, The Grind Culture Detox is an invitation to experience an inner revolution—one where you recognize yourself as a sacred being and acknowledge you are worth far more than what you produce.

Genres: Nonfiction

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 14, 2022

Reviews

[Mia Mainville · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has come to me in a special time of my life, I have been pushed out of unfulfilling jobs that are overworking me and I somehow remain desperate to repeat the nasty cycle. This book has helped me so much to help reframe my mind and be willing to use my own strength and connection to the universe to break the cycle and free myself from the racist, misogynistic, colonized bullshit that I’ve supported so long. Thank you! 💚