The Rest Guide Experience

You're invited to a book talk on the Rest Guide.

The Rest Guide is a faith-filled workbook. It's your invitation to slow down using practical exercises, reflect on your season, and embrace soul rest through Jesus.

✅ Storytelling – Sharing wisdom & our personal journeys

✅ Fireside Chat – Real talk about faith and rest

✅ Craft & Chill – A creative rest activation

✅ Authentic Community – Meaningful connection over light bites and heartfelt conversation

✅ Book Signing – An opportunity to take home your signed copy of the Rest Guide and a gift card for Kingsmen Coffee.

You don’t need another productivity system. You don’t need more discipline. You don’t need to try harder to rest.

You need a gentle, grounded way to come home to yourself and to God.

The Rest Guide was created for Black women who are:

• Always holding it together
• Tired of pushing through exhaustion
• Longing for God’s care to feel real again
• Craving rest that’s spiritual, emotional, and practical

Experience God’s nearness in quiet, grounding ways.

Guided prayer prompts and devotionals will help you be still with the Lord, deepen your sense of communion with Him, and rest in His loving presence.

Make sense of your story and your season.

Thoughtful reflection questions will help you explore what you’ve been carrying, name where you truly are, and listen to what you need in this season.

Create rhythms of rest that actually fit your real life.

Guides to help you plan small, doable moments of restoration — even in busy, unpredictable seasons.

"This devotional helped me exhale and release what I’ve been carrying for years. The weight of unrealistic expectations, systemic barriers, and constant striving can be exhausting, and these pages gently led me back to the rest found in Christ. Through honest storytelling, thoughtful biblical teaching, and practical application, it created a sacred space to pause, lay down the pressure to prove myself, and remember that who I am in Christ is already enough." Elizabeth Woodson, Speaker & Ministry Leader

Charlotte Crabbe is the Founder of Cultivate Vibrance, where she supports Black women in mind, body, and spirit. In her words, “I want Black women to walk away with a deep sense of rest for their souls.”

Dominique Dawson is a Spiritual Director passionate about cultivating spaces of healing and restoration so that people may love well. She believes, “Rest is a gift from the Lord, and He wants us to be open enough to receive it.”

Trishna Monplaisir is a licensed social worker and founder of The Release Program, building communities for Black and Brown girls and women. Her desire? “For Black women to no longer see rest as a chore.”

The Rest Guide is a resource from . We inspires black women in leadership to be well, lead with authenticity and live vibrantly. We are committed to seeing black women thrive in their faith, life, and leadership.

Info: Coffee, tea, and pastries from Kingsmen Coffee. A warm welcome and conversation starters.

Info: Sharing of personal journeys and wisdom found in the Rest Guide. This is real talk about faith, life, and leadership.

Info: Share reflections and questions.

Info: Get in touch with your creative side. Create your personalized craft to the sound of soulful tunes over honest conversation.

Info: Grab your signed copy of The Rest Guide.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Cultivate Vibrance