The Evolution of Wellness

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The recession in 2008, combining to be a perfect storm also with the Internet. We were searching for meaning because we're sort of like grasping at straws and I think something that we're seeing that's similar is around the time of 2008 wealth as like end sort of like booginess and performative wealth. People were just like desperately trying to hold on to anything that could sort of like throw off the impending financial that would hopefully help us not be impacted by it. The wellness world is spraying up this sort of like earth mama, no bra wearing, but still like living in a gorgeous place in Venice. And so kind of a lot of many different aspects of this, including the

What do we mean when we talk about "Wellness"? We know that it’s a multi-billion dollar industry built on products and services centered on “self-care”, and we also understand that to be "well", means much more than purchasing the latest green powder from Whole Foods.

This is part 3/3 in our series unpacking the complex topic of what it means to work, take part, and profit from the (capital W) Wellness industry.

This week Michelle and Wallis are musing on the demise of a specific type of “Wellness” consumerism if it’s gone for good, why it matters, and what this means for the future of the complex and weighty world of “Wellness”.

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