Self-Care and Community Care

Dear Black woman in need of some TLC,

Have you ever wondered if 'care' extends beyond what you provide yourself? In this episode, we explore the history of self-care, highlighting Black leaders and movements that have been critical to models of self-care. We chat about a present-day rise in awareness of self-care and share how we’ve come to understand self-care, offering examples of self-care in practice. We aren’t stopping there. Listen in as we touch on the history of community care, how we've understood it, and some examples of community care practices. 

Key Topics:

• History of Self-Care
• Highlights of Self-Care in Black History
• Our Experiences of Self-Care
• History of Community Care
• Our Experiences of Community Care

Resources we used for this episode:

• https://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/531051473/the-millennial-obsession-with-self-care
• https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2023/selfcare-in-the-movement
• https://www.silkandsonder.com/blogs/news/the-origin-of-self-care-the-fascinating-history-and-3-huge-ways-it-can-help-you-right-now
• https://thegrio.com/2021/02/25/history-of-radical-black-self-care/
• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-radical-history-of-self-care
• https://news.gsu.edu/research-magazine/self-care-black-women-yoga
• https://www.wellandgood.com/what-is-community-care/

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