Self Care, Toxic Positivity, Community Care and Care Work

A traumatized Koala is clinging to a stump. Its home forest is now all stumps, no more trees. A human offical says, This Koala has a mental health problem.

1. Self Care rose into the mainstream then was subsequently repurposed by capitalism. A self care that only exists to make you a better product.

2. How can we take back self care?

3. Then evolve the concept to community care/care work?


101 Critque and Solutions

The Financial Diet

Chelsea critiques consumerist notions of self care and tries to bring it back to care genuinely to the self. Not just to make you a better product.

7 Common Self-Care Tips That Actually Make you More Stressed

Why I’m Sick of “Self-Care”: A Rant

How the Self-Care Industrial Complex Made Us Cheap

Radical Contentment, Actual Self-Care & Giving Up on Being Effortless

Burnout, Boundaries, And the Lies of Consumerist Self-Help

A Rant On "Quiet Quitting" & The Privilege Of Workplace Self-Care

9 Tricks To Stay Motivated When You Can Barely Get Out Of Bed


Self Care Tips and Tricks

Health

Disclaimer: This is about feeling as good as you can in your body, not about magically become a different person.

Accesible, Beginner and Senior Workouts

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HASfit - HASfit will always be free because we believe that every Heart And Soul deserves to be fit. Anyone can teach you how to be fit, but that’s the easy part. Our goal is to motivate you to get and stay fit! Here’s how we do it…
We offer over 1,000 full length, free workout routines and complete 14 - 90 day fitness programs for all goals and fitness levels. Our free workout plans include exercise routines, meal plans, and the best motivation to keep you moving forward. - Warm Up Workouts, Cool Down Exercises, Flexibility Stretches, Low Impact Workouts - Low Impact Exercises, Exercises for Seniors, Obese, Plus Size, & Limited Mobility, and Prenatal Exercises

More Life Health Seniors - More Life Health is a channel to motivate and help older adults improve balance, strength, fitness, movement, flexibility, confidence and more in the comfort of your own.

Intermediate and Advanced

POPSUGAR Fitness - NEW WORKOUTS EVERY WEEK - POPSUGAR Fitness offers fresh fitness tutorials and exercises — find strengthening, heart-pumping, empowering, and downright feel-good workouts you can do at home or on the go. Whether you're looking for full-body routines or moves focused on arms, glutes, or core, we've got you covered. Short on time? Find 10-, 15-, or 30-minute workouts ranging from beginner to advanced in bodyweight cardio, dance, Tabata, Pilates, barre, and everything in between. And don't miss Class Fitsugar and Dance Fitsugar, our do-it-along-with-us workout shows, and sweat alongside fitness experts and trainers.

Mental Health

Psych2Go - Saving lives by building a community around mental health and psychology animated content. Our mission is to give you the hard topics and make it relatable and understandable; we hope to decrease the stigma associated with mental health and bring light to the darkness.

Psych2Go - Saving lives by building a community around mental health and psychology animated content. Our mission is to give you the hard topics and make it relatable and understandable; we hope to decrease the stigma associated with mental health and bring light to the darkness.