What is self care? Like, actually? Is it really bubble baths, meditation and 14-step skincare routines?
According to Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, while these things are lovely, they may actually be categorized as faux self care.
“Faux self-care keep us looking outward—comparing ourselves with others or striving for a certain type of perfection. Worse, it exonerates an oppressive social system that has betrayed women and minorities.
Real self-care, in contrast, is an internal, self-reflective process that involves making difficult decisions in line with our values, and when we practice it, we shift our relationships, our workplaces, and even our broken systems.”
Join us in our next New Moon Circle, as we yet again, break down systems that don’t serve us and create ones that do:
Debunk the myths of self care, values and boundaries
Establish values-based self care for yourself
Calm your nervous system, connect with support women and be held in a community of sacred sisterhood.