{"product_id":"real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included-hardcover","title":"Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubblebaths Not Included) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePooja Lakshmin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePooja Lakshmin MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e contributor, and a leading voice at the intersection of mental health and gender, focused on helping women and people from marginalized communities escape the tyranny of self-care. In 2020, Lakshmin founded Gemma -- a physician led women's mental health education platform centering impact and equity. She maintains an active private practice, where she treats women struggling with burnout, perfectionism, and disillusionment, as well as clinical conditions like depression and anxiety. Having gone down the rabbit hole of extreme wellness herself, Real Self-Care is Lakshmin's answer to the juice cleanses, the gratitude lists, and the bubble baths -- not only to care for ourselves \u003ci\u003efor real \u003c\/i\u003ebut, in turn, to transform our broken culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760874094880,"sku":"9780593489727","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7b996a4845ae629950a1c8c20b6f1693.webp?v=1780192567","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/real-self-care-a-transformative-program-for-redefining-wellness-crystals-cleanses-and-bubblebaths-not-included-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}