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!
Come back for part 2 where we unpack Moon Juice and how modern wellness is still using cultural appropriation to sell us health.
Check out Mao on The Millennial Therapists Podcast , her Instagram and her practice Reset & Resilient Wellness
Resources for this episode:
Unpacking the Wellness Industry's Whitewashing Problem
Snake Oil Episode of Maintenance Phase Podcast
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