2022-07-11
1 小时 2 分钟People need to stop seeing themselves as allies or as paying their privilege forward or like doing the right thing for other people.
People of privilege actually have to start to see that they have skin in the game, that they too are vulnerable inside of this system, and that their lives are also being threatened.
And I feel like if people don't actually wake up to that, they're never going to be all in for the change that we need.
Okay, so yes, we've all heard the call to self care, and some of us have actually heeded it in some way.
But what if, beyond the core concept of taking care of your physical, emotional and spiritual self, there was a deeper engine of discord and even exclusion at play in the well being industry?
So wellness, or well being, no doubt, is a key element of living a good life.
But wellness as a concept over the years, has become a bit of an industry, maybe even more than a bit of an industry.
And along with that has come both incredible benefits and also a host of co opted, problematic ideals.
Offering and structures.
And a look under the hood often reveals an arguably even toxic element of the industry, with deep cracks in its foundation that threaten to reveal the inequitable, exclusionary, sometimes shame driven perfection aspiring and on occasion even predatory side of the wellness culture.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
That's what we're exploring in today's episode with community organizer and wellness activist Kerry Kelly.
So Kerry is the founder of Citizen well, a movement that is democratizing well being for all.
As a descendant of generations of firemen and first responders, Kerry has dedicated her life to kicking down doors and fighting for justice.
And she's been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging the norms, disrupting systems, and mobilizing people to act largely in the name of fixing what's not right and expanding access.
Carrie is the author of the book American Detox, the Myth of Wellness and how we can truly heal.
And through her work and her advocacy, she has been instrumental in translating the practices of well being into social and political action and working in collaboration with community organizers, spiritual leaders, and policymakers to transform our systems from the inside out.
And today, I had the pleasure of chatting more about her ideas, activism, and the ins and outs of wellness culture.
Through her lens and experience this conversation, you'll hear us talk about the aftermath of 911 and how loss and grief, very deep and personal, pushed Carrie into the world of wellness.
We explore wellness as we've come to know it today and its transformation into often a symbol of luxury, the divisiveness of the movement, the deep, systematic problems that plague its culture, and what we can do about it.