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Is Self-Care A Scam?

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Episode • May 21, 2020 • 55m

This week we explore whether self-care is a marketing ploy by brands or whether people are seeing true benefits to these practices. We weigh up how the concept has evolved during a global pandemic and whether social media is helping the cause, or making people more anxious. Has wellness actually become a competition? And if it has, what's the prize? 

Recaps:

Jeffree Star "Cremated Collection" drama & his response.

"Call Her Daddy" podcast drama.

"The Half Of It" movie on Netflix.

Links:

https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/wellness-during-coronavirus.html

https://www.thecut.com/2017/06/how-wellness-became-an-epidemic.html

https://www.thecut.com/swellness/2016/07/why-wellness-is-the-new-luxury-lifestyle-status-symbol.html

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