Ep 17. Decolonised Self-Care with Laura Jean

For our collective liberation, it is crucial that our wellness practices go beyond the mainstream representation of individualised, material self-care. Laura Jean, APD talks about community care as a form of self-care that creates space for everyone, including marginalised and oppressed people.

In this episode:

The "epiphany moment" book that turned both of us onto the non-diet pathSelf-care is an act of liberation, especially for oppressed and marginalised groups of peopleUnshackling ourselves from patriarchal ideas of what it is to be a "good mother"Differentiating commodified wellness from community care as accessible, equitable self-care"Who benefits?" and "What feels nourishing?" as ways of questioning self-care practices Why emotional and comfort eating are not “bad”Food is much more than medicineThe radical, feminist roots of self-careHow white supremacy shows up for health practitionersInvestigating needs, values based living, and self-compassion

Links:
Laura's Website, Instagram & Facebook

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