The Authentic Eclectic

The Best Anti-Self-Care, Self-Care Advice for the New Year

Please stop glorifying self-care so much that you shame others

Carly Newberg
3 min readDec 29, 2021

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I honestly hate the phrase self-care.

It’s become such a buzzword over the years that whenever I do use it, I’m unfailingly met with glazed-over, unimpressed eyes as if I’m…

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Carly Newberg

Yoga teacher / freelancer / mental health advocate writing boldly & bravely about relatable life experiences. I’m done staying silent.