Wellness Ain't White

In this episode, Stephanie dives into everyone’s favorite new year’s resolution: to be well. Unfortunately, wellness has become a very expensive destination to visit, often times conflating wellness with white supremacist (and capitalist) ideals of beauty and fitness in particular. Stephanie discusses her issues with the word wellness, and introduces entrepreneur Sinikiwe Dhliwayo believes everyone should have access to “physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.” It’s why she founded Naaya, an online community providing resources and guidance for people of color looking for empowerment when it comes to holistic well-being. You can also learn more about Ilanga, an app intended to "carve out an innovative and inspiring space for Bodies of Culture in the wellness industry" (you can support their iFund women campaign here!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.