Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for.

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. National Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, Th e New York Times, and The Guardian NPR's "Books We Love for 2023" Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time" "Realistic and trustworthy" -- InStyle "This isn't just another self-help book. It gives us a clear-eyed look at t he way social systems drain our energy, and a concrete set of principles to rely on as we declare independence from these systems." --Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity "This book is for anyone who's ever removed a 'relaxing' sheet mask only to realize it hasn't transformed youso much as your trash can." --Jessica D eFino, The Unpublishable From women's mental health specialist and New York Times contributor Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a long-overdue reckoning with the contradictions of the wellness industry and a paradigm-shifting program for practicing real self -care that will empower, uplift, and maybe even start a revolution. You may have noticed that it's nearly impossible to go even a couple days w ithout coming across the term self-care. A word that encompasses any number of lifestyle choices and products--from juice cleanses to yoga workshops t o luxury bamboo sheets--self-care has exploded in our collective consciousn ess as a panacea for practically all of women's problems. Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn't.

Product Info

ISBN: 0593489721

ISBN-13: 9780593489727

Publisher: Penguin Life

Year: 2023

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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