History of Self-Care: A Revolutionary Act with Les Alfred from Balance Black Girl
I think it's safe to say that the year 2020 was the year of self-care. Now, while the self-care of today that we see on the gram seems to simply consist of only facials and bubble baths, self-care has deep roots and a radical history that definitely wasn’t in our textbooks.
Joined by Les Alfred founder of Balanced Black Girl an online wellness community and podcast focused on health, wellness, and self-care from the perspectives of Black women, we uncover the radical and political act of self-care that started with revolutionary Black women.
In this episode we :
Find out why the term self care was coined in 1950s
Uncover the connection between self-care and the women of the civil rights movement and Black Panther Party
Learn about Les and the wellness platform and podcast that she has created for Black women
Talk about the ugly parts of self care
Highlight some self care tips and tricks
And sooo much more.
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