{"product_id":"real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included","title":"Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubblebaths Not Included)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, The New York Times, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR's \"Books We Love for 2023\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForbes' \"Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eRealistic and trustworthy\u003ci\u003e\" -- InStyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This isn't just another self-help book. It gives us a clear-eyed look at the 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Integrity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is for anyone who's ever removed a 'relaxing' sheet mask only to realize it hasn't transformed you so much as your trash can.\" --Jessica DeFino, The Unpublishable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom women's mental health specialist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou may have noticed that it's nearly impossible to go even a couple days without coming across the term \u003ci\u003eself-care.\u003c\/i\u003e A word that encompasses any number of lifestyle choices and products--from juice cleanses to yoga workshops to luxury bamboo sheets--self-care has exploded in our collective consciousness as a panacea for practically all of women's problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoard-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn't simple as buying a new day planner or signing up for a meditation class. These faux self-care practices keep us looking outward--comparing ourselves with others or striving for a certain type of perfection. Even worse, they exonerate an oppressive social system that has betrayed women and minorities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReal self-care, in contrast, is an internal, self-reflective process that involves making difficult decisions in line with our values, and when we practice it, we shift our relationships, our workplaces, and even our broken systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReal Self-Care, \u003c\/i\u003e Lakshmin helps readers understand what a real practice of caring for yourself could--and does--look like. Using case studies from her practice, clinical research, and the down-to-earth style that she's become known for, Lakshmin provides a step-by-step program for real and sustainable change and solace. Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, \u003ci\u003eReal Self-Care\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete roadmap for women to set boundaries and move past guilt, treat themselves with compassion, get closer to themselves, and assert their power. The result--having ownership over one's own life-- is nothing less than a personal and social revolution.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0593489721\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593489727\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Lakshmin, Pooja\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Life\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Life","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Mar 2023)","offer_id":46081869971653,"sku":"9780593489727","price":27.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593489727.jpg?v=1776050054","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}