The Journey | A Self Care Podcast

What is the difference between equality and equity? Today I'm chatting with Dr. Nicole Charles about embodying equity in our personal and professional lives. In this episode, we talk about how to continue (or pick back up) anti-oppression and anti-racist work, how we can use our learning and unlearning, and how to take an active role in dismantling oppression and racism in our world.

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How do you ethically exist in a capitalistic society? How do you resist a system that promises to sell us the solution to our loneliness, burnout, and sadness? Today I'm chatting with Mao Beckett about how capitalism promises to validate us but ultimately fails on that promise. We discuss how to navigate and thoughtfully exist in this system, no off-grid living necessary!

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Have you ever felt unwell but couldn't figure out why? Wellness is something we often think of in terms of our physical body and we don't make the connection between our emotions and their effects on the physical body. In today's conversation, Amy Ruth shares the connection between our emotions and the body and how to identify when unprocessed emotions are making us feel unwell. 

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Many of us dream of leaving our 9-5 jobs and pursuing our passions by starting our own businesses. However, taking that leap can be scary and overwhelming. That's where Michele Dickinson comes in. Michele is a business mentor and life coach, and someone who has successfully transitioned from corporate life to running her own  business.

In this episode, we discuss the benefits and challenges of starting a small business, how to ...

Many of us have been conditioned to believe that our weight is the most important factor in determining our health and self-worth. But what if we could shift our focus away from weight and towards other, more holistic measures of well-being? In this episode, Samantha shares her own journey towards de-centering weight from releasing the BMI to intuitive eating.

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What do the stars have to say about the coming year? Crystal B breaks down the astrological forecast for 2023 and shares how we can use this information in our self care journey.

That's a wrap on season 2 of The Journey. I'll be back in your ears mid-February 2023, take care of yourself in the mean time (you're worth it!) I'm wishing you a restful new year! -Kelly

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Winter can be a tough season, especially if you suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Today I'm sharing my journey with SAD and bringing you self care tips that will help you embrace this season and move through it with more ease.

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I'm a little under the weather this week so I've dug into the archives to bring you a conversation I really needed to revisit. Holiday shopping season is in full swing and that can mean spending gets a little out of control. That makes this the perfect time to dust off our financial self care knowledge and remind ourselves of our goals.

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Today Mao and I are unpacking Moon Juice and how modern wellness brands use cultural appropriation to sell us a happier, healthier lifestyle. And we circle back to the origins wellness has in snake oil and the medicine shows of the 1880's and how the tactics brands use to sell us wellness hasn't changed much. We also talk about self care as a radical act and how self care is ultimately about community care, $60 supplement...

Wellness is a trillion dollar industry today, but have you ever wondered about the origins of our modern day wellness? Buckle up because today I tell Mao how wellness started out with medicine shows and snake oil in the 1800's (no snakes were harmed)! And then Mao tells me how modern wellness has become "goop-ified" in the image of Gwyneth Paltrow. And spoiler alert, it's not so far from the snake oil origins!

Self care is a word we hear a lot these days but have you ever wondered where the term originated? Does self care have it's origins in beauty marketing or is there a deeper, richer history to uncover? Today I'm giving you a brief history of the concept of self care, from the medical world to The Black Panthers, to the wellness craze of the 80's to the 2016 election, self care has had a wild ride!

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Beauty products are the gateway for many of us into deeper self care, but with so much misinformation, fear mongering and eco-washing out there, how can we feel confident in the purchases we are making? Science has the answers! Whenever I'm in doubt about science claims around my beauty products I turn to Michelle! Michelle Wong is a chemistry PhD and science communicator who you might know under the name Lab Muffin Beauty Sci...

Sometimes elaborate, ritual self care can feel really out of reach when our energy levels are low. Today I'm sharing my low energy self care practices when an elaborate routine feels overwhelming and I'm talking about why self care won't always look the same for everyone.

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This show is about going beyond beauty products but it was born from a love of skincare! My passion for skincare is really what opened the door to deeper self care and through skincare I've learned so many important life lessons. Someone who inspired me to think about skincare from a more soulful level was Jude Chao, the blogger behind Fifty Shades of Snail (and season 1 episode 13 guest!). Today I'm so honored to chat wi...

My journey to loving the skin I'm in hasn't always been easy. My skincare hobby helped me deeply understand myself but it's also brought up difficult feelings I need to sit with in order to really love and be comfortable in the skin I'm in. Today I want to share where I'm at so far in loving this skin.

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RSVP to the live stream Q&A here https://lu.ma/iatqubik Jonathan will be moderating your questions for me about YouTube, being a creator, mental health and self care! The live event is happening July 14th at 5pm EDT/2pm PDT

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Today I'm chatting with the astrologer Crystal B to learn how we can use the stars and planets to learn more about ourselves and our life path. Crystal shares her astrological wisdom on why you should move beyond just your sun sign, why you should read your rising (ascending) sign horoscope first and how you can gain emotional insight by reading for your moon. Crystal also shares her predictions for the coming months and how w...

Today I'm sharing an update on my burnout. I describe the professional and emotional burnout I've experienced and the changes I've made to feel better. I also discuss my relationship to productivity and how burnout brings up some feelings of shame (and how I'm shifting my mindset away from that). And I share my a-ha moment for deep burnout healing.

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