{"product_id":"real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included-0593489721","title":"Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and BubbleBaths Not Included)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0593489721\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lakshmin MD, Pooja\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, The New York Times, and The GuardianNPR's \"Books We Love for 2023\"Forbes' \"Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time\"\"Realistic and trustworthy\" -- InStyle\"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 The Way of Integrity\"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 UnpublishableFrom women?s mental health specialist and New York Times 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.You may have noticed that it?s nearly impossible to go even a couple days without coming across the term self-care. 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.Board-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.Real 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.In Real Self-Care, 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, Real Self-Care 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972270096672,"sku":"NEW0593489721","price":18.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71toM_-vnwL.jpg?v=1783798650","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included-0593489721","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}