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How To Start Taking Care of Yourself Today
Here are 3 core mindful self-care practices for Black women who are exhausted by life and want to feel happier, rested and hopeful.
The struggle is real.
The pain. The shame. The guilt.
It’s real.
We’ve all been there — pushing through late nights, carrying the world’s burdens on our shoulders.
Now. It’s time to rest.
Time to *finally* put yourself first.
To stop battling through and look after you.
However, having made this decision, there is a slight problem.
Most Black women are so exhausted from years of looking after everyone else, doing things for their family and friends, and overcommitting at work that they are scared if they stop, they’ll be called weak, lazy and shunned for not living up to the internalised role as the “Strong Black Woman” and letting the side down.
Watch this informative Ted Talk by Denise Francis, where she explicitly explores the “Strong Black Woman” narrative and its impact on our psyche as Black women and learning to be kinder to ourselves.
