Self care

All female episode this week, Nas and Sam chat about self care and ask if it’s bullshit. Self care has become very popular among women, especially on Instagram. Does self care empower women to take care of themselves or is it just another thing to add...

An episode of the The Gender Knot podcast, hosted by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far, titled "Self care" was published on March 29, 2019 and runs 20 minutes.

March 29, 2019 ·20m · The Gender Knot

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All female episode this week, Nas and Sam chat about self care and ask if it’s bullshit. Self care has become very popular among women, especially on Instagram. Does self care empower women to take care of themselves or is it just another thing to add to our to-do lists and stress us out even more? We are on hiatus until 15th April, when we’ll be back with a new season. Sponsor:Blinkist - key takeaways from the world’s best nonfiction in audio or text. Get your free 7-day trial by heading over to: www.blinkist.com/thegenderknot Hosts and producers:Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Sam BakerAdditional links:Buzzfeed article: ‘How Millennials became the burnout generation’ by Anne Helen Peterson https://bit.ly/2YAAIfiNas’ BBC documentary about women and wellness https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswrknPatreon page – support the podcast for the cost of a coffee!https://www.patreon.com/thegenderknot Write to us at: [email protected] The Gender Knot podcast and Facebook Grouphttps://www.thegenderknot.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/182851532302085/ Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)

Episode Description

All female episode this week, Nas and Sam chat about self care and ask if it’s bullshit. Self care has become very popular among women, especially on Instagram. Does self care empower women to take care of themselves or is it just another thing to add to our to-do lists and stress us out even more?

We are on hiatus until 15th April, when we’ll be back with a new season.

Sponsor:
Blinkist - key takeaways from the world’s best nonfiction in audio or text. Get your free 7-day trial by heading over to: www.blinkist.com/thegenderknot

Hosts and producers:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Sam Baker

Additional links:
Buzzfeed article: ‘How Millennials became the burnout generation’ by Anne Helen Peterson https://bit.ly/2YAAIfi

Nas’ BBC documentary about women and wellness https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswrkn

Patreon page – support the podcast for the cost of a coffee!
https://www.patreon.com/thegenderknot

Write to us at: [email protected]

The Gender Knot podcast and Facebook Group
https://www.thegenderknot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/182851532302085/

Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)

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