Radical self-care is empowering people and helping fight burnout

By Zshekinah Collier,

James Szkobel-Wolff, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Catie Talarski

Published January 26, 2022 at 12:26 PM EST

"Self Care is Self Preservation" is a work produced by Kimberly Ashby for the non-profit Amplifier. Kimberly says the piece is meant to express the importance of self-care for black and brown communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In recent years, self-care has become a multi-billion dollar industry and a focal point of the pandemic. This week on Disrupted, we dive into the meaning of self-care and its radical origins. And we talk to an anti-work advocate about the movement’s mission.

GUESTS:

Dr. Maryam Aziz: African American History Postdoctoral Fellow at Penn State University
Angelee Lopez: Certified meditation guide and founder of Manifest House, a virtual wellbeing space
Doreen Ford: Anti-Work movement advocate and a former moderator for the anti-work subreddit r/Antiwork

Click here to find a links to recent coverage from Bloomberg and Business Insider on the r/antiwork subreddit. New moderators have addressed the changes to forum and you find that post here.

This week's episode was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier, and Catie Talarski.

Updated: January 29, 2022 at 5:10 PM EST

This show has been updated from its original broadcast to reflect the recent events surrounding the r/antiwork subreddit and Doreen Ford's removal as a moderator. We've added new context to our conversation with Doreen and linked to coverage above on the subreddit's changes.