SELFCARE AND POLITICS

TAKEN FORM AN INSTARGRAM POST ON BLACK HISTIORY MONTH ~

Selfcare historically was used to keep slaves and women down, deeming them 'unable' to practice it, which meant they were seen as unequal. So before it became a weapon to combat oppression like today, it was a term used to uphold it.

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Many people know Audre Lorde’s famous quote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” from her touching 1988 book of essays, A Burst of Light.

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HLB has always seen Selfcare as an act of warfare and not just a break from stress to a spa treat, but a courageous declaration that our needs matter and they need to be met, no matter who or what the barriers might be.

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It's about Bolder Voices and Happier Choices for women. In our current culture, women are expected to care for others — their families, their friends, and their partner — before they are allowed to care for themselves. Black women also have the added layers of cultural and societal challenge.

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