self-care

Face Value: How K-Beauty Repackaged Skincare as Self-Care

two Asian women, one with yellow eyeshadow and the other with red eyeshadow, look at each other
by Hannah Amaris Roh
September 16, 2020 at 1:06pm
K-Beauty ritualizes self-discipline, rather than effortlessness, as a moral value.
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Free Radicals: Abolition’s Roots in Healing Are a Key to Its Future

by Barbara Sostaita
July 1, 2020 at 11:39am
Abolition is, at its core, about creating new worlds. Read more »
Author Anna Borges, a white woman with dark hair, gives a soft smile

How-To Guides Might Be the Future of Self-Care

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 1, 2019 at 8:26am
“Self-care is so overwhelming.” Read more »
a woman with long, brown hair lays in a tub full of water with her clothes on

Popaganda: Feminism beyond Burnout

by Carmen Rios
August 19, 2019 at 11:42am
Carmen Rios is challenging listeners to envision a feminism beyond burnout—and commit to making it possible. Read more »
A woman sits with her back to the camera in a pose of meditation. She's sitting outside and has her hair in a high bun.

From Butt Masks to Glass Dildos: The Commercialization of Self-Care and Wellness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 24, 2019 at 11:40am
If your brand claims to value mental health and wellness, then it should go beyond lip service. Read more »
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Cake Is Never Just Cake: The Fraught Politics of Fatness, Desire, and Eating Your Feelings

by s.e. smith
July 24, 2019 at 8:00am
Within the framework of capitalist systems, eating “right” has been tied to financial and social privilege in a way that further marginalizes people who are already struggling. Read more »
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How To Survive the Traumatic 24-hour News Cycle If You Have PTSD

by Devon P.E. Anderson
October 1, 2018 at 12:01pm
For sexual assault or harassment survivors, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the last two weeks have been full of triggers. Read more »
Women's March

8 Self-Care Tips For Activists

by Sabrina Nelson
November 8, 2017 at 9:18am
With the increasing volatility of the world, self-care is more vital than ever. Read more »
Angela Davis, a lightskinned Black woman with an afro, speaks into a microphone at a rally

Radical Black Care Is the Revolution

by Tamara Winfrey-Harris
August 2, 2017 at 10:25am
Black women’s salvation depends on collectively agreeing that we are human, that our care is essential to our freedom. Read more »

10 Ideas for Election Self-Care

by Dahlia Balcazar
November 7, 2016 at 9:30am
Breathe in. Breathe out. The election is almost over. Read more »

"Soy Yo" is a Necessary Anthem for Being a Loud and Proud Girl

by Abeni Moreno
October 4, 2016 at 10:54am
The catchy song and video made me reflect on how I envied boys’ freedom of movement and body confidence as a kid. Read more »

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