In episode 2, Shanice talks about why self-care is particularly important for Black mothers in hopes to inspire and motivate you to take action toward improving your well-being. Drawing from her personal experience and Black feminist theory, Shanice defines self-care and offers three reasons why self-care is key to our personal and collective well-being as Black women.
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4:48 – What is Self-Care?
8:28 – As Black women, self-care is an opportunity to define and empower ourselves despite controlling images (e.g. Strong Black Woman, Superwoman).
13:09 – Self-care can help you manage stress.
15:35 – Self-care can help you build trust with yourself.
18:45 – In this week’s Introspection, Shanice discusses raising young Black children in anti-Black society where European beauty standards are the norm.
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