Getting REAL About Self-Care (Bubble Baths + Crystals Not Included!)
MOM2MOM with Maria Sansone
English - February 27, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Arts Fashion & Beauty mom2mom ask women mom parenting working moms Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ditch the bubble baths and crystals, we're getting real about self-care. OK, maybe don't need to ditch them completely, but understand them to be tools rather than principles, which are at the heart of self-care. Pooja Lakshmin, a board-certified psychologist, wrote "Real Self-Care" after years of working in perinatal psychiatry realizing that the practices society often labels as self-care are not getting the root of the issues they are trying to solve. Dr. Lakshmin challenges readers to an internal decision making process with four principles: 1) learn how to set boundaries & deal with guilt, 2) speak to self with self-compassion, 3) identify values, and 4) understand that this is power in the face of oppressive systems.
Dr. Lakshmin also talks about life as a new mom, maintaining her mental health, and digital platform Gemma.
Follow along on with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin on Instagram: @poojalakshmin
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