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“Faux self-care is a method—in the moment, going for a run might improve your mood, but it does nothing to change the circumstances in your life that led you to feel drained, energy-less, or down. On the other hand, the work of real self-care is about going deeper and identifying the core principles to guide decision-making. When you apply these principles to your life, you don’t just feel relief in the moment, you design a system of living that prevents the problems from coming up in the first place.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“Boundaries are hard not because you can’t identify yours, but because you are worried about the backlash.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“Disembodiment takes many forms—for example, mindlessly scrolling social media, forgetting to eat or drink water, exercising to the point of injury—but ultimately it leads to a lack of ability to make meaningful and productive choices for yourself.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“There is no guarantee that just because you are ready to go back and claim something, it will be there.”
― Rachel Joyce, The Music Shop