Tempo di lettura: 8 minuti‘Self-care’: a term that has now become part of our everyday vocabulary, often abused and shredded by practical acts that have nothing to do with its profound meaning. ‘Self-care’: a term that has now become part of our everyday vocabulary, often abused and shredded by practical acts that have nothing to do with its profound meaning. I don’t have any desire to spread self-care practice suggestions; the web is full of practical tips by those who tell us how to […]

Tempo di lettura: 16 minuti“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ― Audre Lorde During an international conference, I was privileged to hear social justice activist Jessica Ayden Li speak about radical self-care, which she defines this way: Radical self-care has to do with creating space and giving ourselves* approval to break away from traditional beliefs of always putting others before ourselves. It is about making a personal commitment every day to deliberately take […]