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As a Type-A Mom Trying to ‘Have It All,’ I Suffered a Breakdown. These 5 Tips Helped Me Regain Control and Prioritize Self-Care on a Daily Basis.

By Jessica Milicevic — 2021

Self-care in its most basic form are things you do to take care of yourself. As working moms, we’ve become conditioned to do everything for others, so the idea that we should do something for ourselves can seem entirely selfish and foreign.

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Have We Been Doing Self-Care All Wrong?

To understand how the term “self-care” has evolved, I dug into the history of the phrase. The term has origins in medical research, but its leap from academia to public awareness can be traced back to the Black Panther Party and Black feminist writers.

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Angelica Puzio
2021
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How ‘Instagram Therapy’ Helps Normalize Latinx Mental Healthcare

The Latinx community is just as vulnerable to mental illness as the general population, but faces disparities in treatment.

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Marissa Cruz Lemar
2021
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I Was Taught that Therapy Was “Para Locos”—But the Pandemic Pushed Me to See It Differently

Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.

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Thatiana Diaz
2021
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How Black and Latina Women Prioritized Self-Care During the Pandemic

The pandemic was rough for Black and Latina families, but many women in these communities met the challenges head on.

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Julia Yarbough
2021
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8 Tips for Talking About Mental Health with Your Asian Family

“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.

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Israa Nasir
2021
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Tender, Loving Self-Care for Asian Americans

A guide for tending to the traumas of anti-Asian violence and racism.

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Due Quach
2021
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3 Black Therapists Share Their Go-To Coping, Healing, and Grounding Techniques

Some of our favorite therapists on Instagram break down their favorite on and offline tips.

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Devon Ableman
2020
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The Radical History of Self-Care

“The fullness of the Black Panther Party’s legacy […] can be seen everywhere in the wellness space.”

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Leonora E. Houseworth
2021
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Why Focusing on Yourself Is the Real Call to Action During BIPOC Mental Health Month

I’m learning that my challenge isn’t just to unlearn what my family has taught me, but to put myself in situations that would reaffirm the new lessons I was trying to replace the old ones with.

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Vivian Nunez
2020
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Self-Care, According to a Black Queer Social Justice Advocate

Candace Bond-Theriault says her work supporting the rights of others like her has taught her how and why taking care of herself is important, too.

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Candace Bond-Theriault
2021
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