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
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