Redefine el amor propio sin frases motivacionales ni rituales falsos.

A pesar de practicar journaling todas las mañanas, meditar y enlistar las cosas por las que estás agradecida, ¿continúas exhausta y desesperada por encontrar paz? Probablemente sea porque caíste en las redes del autocuidado ficticio y diste soluciones superficiales a tus malestares. Hoy en día es imposible pasar un solo segundo sin ser hostigadas por nuevos productos que prometen cambiar nuestra vida. Ya sea que se trate de una nueva rutina de skincare, una dieta o el programa de entrenamiento de moda, las claves para tu bienestar no pueden venir del exterior.

¡Estás dejando tu felicidad en manos de otros! En este programa para redefinir el amor propio, la doctora Pooja Lakshmin te ofrece una guía para que identifiques y te alejes de la tiranía del self-care falso. Con él, serás capaz de «bajarle el volumen a la culpa» cuando pongas límites y construirás tu propia brújula del autocuidado para correr sin miedo a las decisiones difíciles, aquellas que te llevan a lo que realmente anhelas para vivir una vida con propósito y alineada a tus valores.

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National Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, The New York Times, and The Guardian

"Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time" —Forbes

"Realistic and trustworthy" —InStyle

"This isn’t just another self-help book. It gives us a clear-eyed look at the way social systems drain our energy, and a concrete set of principles to rely on as we declare independence from these systems." —Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity

"This book is for anyone who’s ever removed a 'relaxing' sheet mask only to realize it hasn’t transformed you so much as your trash can.” —Jessica DeFino, The Unpublishable

From women’s mental health specialist and New York Times contributor Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a long-overdue reckoning with the contradictions of the wellness industry and a paradigm-shifting program for practicing real self-care that will empower, uplift, and maybe even start a revolution.

Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn’t simple as buying a new day planner or signing up for a meditation class. These faux self-care practices keep us looking outward—comparing ourselves with others or striving for a certain type of perfection. Even worse, they exonerate an oppressive social system that has betrayed women and minorities.

In Real Self-Care, Lakshmin helps readers understand what a real practice of caring for yourself could—and does—look like. Using case studies from her practice, clinical research, and the down-to-earth style that she's become known for, Lakshmin provides a step-by-step program for real and sustainable change and solace. Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, Real Self-Care is a complete roadmap for women to set boundaries and move past guilt, treat themselves with compassion, get closer to themselves, and assert their power. The result—having ownership over one’s own life— is nothing less than a personal and social revolution.