Taking Care of Yourself is a Radical Act

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Let’s do this first: Let’s throw the term self-care out the window. I know, I know. It’s the preferred nomenclature at the moment, but it’s overused and at this point it’s also missing the mark.

Why? Self-care tends to imply that there is simply a box, a to do we can add to our list that can later be tidily checked off. See? Self-care done. What’s next?