It’s something like making a pact with the Devil. When we self-indulge, we obtain the object of our desire up front—whether it’s some glorious “high” (think cocaine, really good New York cheesecake, ...

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Healers of Color on Why Self-Care is Not Self-Indulgence Self-care experts from a variety of practices and faiths explain how to put Audre Lorde's self-care theory into practice. By Miriam Zoila Pérez ...

Being deprived of something isn’t a permanent end point, a death from which you never recover. It’s the opposite. How do you fight the lie that deprivation equals death when you’re not even aware of ...

During the past half century, Americans have gradually been shifting their priorities from individual responsibility toward self indulgence. Some of us have unconsciously adopted instant gratification ...

If you're resolved to make self-care happen in the new year, you're not alone. And if you're not quite sure what it is, there are 11.5 million #selfcare hashtagged Instagram posts to show you. But ...