You’ve been getting self-care all wrong. It’s a political act and always has been.

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  • September 25, 2019

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It’s tough to practice real self-care when the internet’s obsessed with #selfcare. Let Mashable help with our new series Me, My Self-Care & I.


What do you think when you hear the words “self-care?” Does it call to mind images of an expensive skincare routine, a spa day, a “treat yourself” spending spree? Perhaps you’ve seen one of the 19.5 million photos on Instagram tagged #selfcare, a melange of lingerie and bubble baths and way-too-cheesy memes. Maybe you dismiss it as indulgence,  privilege, so Gwyneth Paltrow. A bourgeois luxury that threatens to distract us from the many urgent crises of 2019.   Read more…

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You’ve been getting self-care all wrong. It’s a political act and always has been.