It's not about optimization so that you can do more work and make more money, it's about self actualization. You want to be like feel like the best version of yourself because the reason we're here is to experiment and experience. And if you're distracted by all this other stuff, are you going to wake up when you're 75 years old, 80 and be like, Oh, fuck, I missed the whole ride? Like that wasn't why I chose this body to be in. It's one thing to be working in the wellness industry and doing your sacred work, but then to be able to step back and say, Oh, am I caught up in participating in this because
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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