We feel this big time. The wellness space has this weird way of using shame as its primary currency. Never heard of the Graham story you dropped, but it is so spot on and it’s crazy how a lot of what’s going on today in wellness isn’t new at all. The same narratives of individual responsibility, purity, and saving yourself with the “right” diet or practice just keeps getting repurposed with each generation. What gets lost in all this noise is the space to genuinely tune into what we actually need.
"Bread toasted and saturated with butter" is my wellness
“Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything” by Lydia Kang is a great read about this kind of stuff.
We feel this big time. The wellness space has this weird way of using shame as its primary currency. Never heard of the Graham story you dropped, but it is so spot on and it’s crazy how a lot of what’s going on today in wellness isn’t new at all. The same narratives of individual responsibility, purity, and saving yourself with the “right” diet or practice just keeps getting repurposed with each generation. What gets lost in all this noise is the space to genuinely tune into what we actually need.
This is probably one of the stupidest things I’ve ever read.
Loved this article, Charlotte. I’m so interested in hearing more about Ruth Eng’s work