Self-Care

While the term "self-care" is tossed around like confetti these days, there's a disconnect between the history and origins of the concept, and the way we see it used for capitalism and consumer consumption today. This week, we deep dive into the origins and how we got from survival to mani-pedis. We used some amazing resources here, please check out this further reading: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2017/04/the_history_of_self_care.html https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10493153/reclaiming-self-care-audre-lorde-black-women-community-care https://www.wellandgood.com/origins-of-wellness-in-america/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/podcasts/still-processing-we-care-for-ourselves-and-others-in-trumps-america.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.