012 (BONUS)- The Commodification of Self Care with Sujaya Balachandran Your Health Unlocked
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- Society & Culture
Self-care is meant to address symptoms of everyday stressors and inspire practices for physical, mental, and social wellbeing. But social media trends and celebrity companies have rebranded self-care into consumerism, pushing skincare products and retail therapy as the new way of looking after oneself. We spoke with Sujaya Balachandran to explore how we can escape social media and advertising’s consumeristic grip on self-care and get back to its true purpose: wellness.
To read the full show notes for this bonus episode, head to https://nwhn.org/yourhealthunlocked-012/
Self-care is meant to address symptoms of everyday stressors and inspire practices for physical, mental, and social wellbeing. But social media trends and celebrity companies have rebranded self-care into consumerism, pushing skincare products and retail therapy as the new way of looking after oneself. We spoke with Sujaya Balachandran to explore how we can escape social media and advertising’s consumeristic grip on self-care and get back to its true purpose: wellness.
To read the full show notes for this bonus episode, head to https://nwhn.org/yourhealthunlocked-012/
31 min