032 - Falling Into the "Wellness Industry" & Climbing Back Out
Update: 2024-02-26
Description
Raise your hand if you have been personally victimized by social media advertisements and obviously dishonest marketing. 👀 In this episode, we're chatting about the complex world of wellness, unraveling the stark differences between the commercialized "wellness industry" and the authentic essence of true wellness. Let's uncover what it really means and how it extends beyond superficial trends to encompass holistic health of mind, body, and spirit. Warning: It's gonna take a lot of critical thinking.
Show notes:
- Some very relevant blog posts: "Why you need media literacy, right now" and "The loneliness epidemic & self-care as a remedy"
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- Favorite factual resources on wellness culture:
- Maintenance Phase - podcast on junk science and wellness fads; bonus points for being genuinely hysterical
- Conspirituality - podcast on dismantling beliefs of problematic wellness gurus and their products and claims
- Abbey's Kitchen - YouTube channel testing trending diets and offering scientifically studied nutrition advice
- Blog post mentioned at 45:42 : A letter to myself at 19
- Thanks to DayFox for the intro/outro song!
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