Paradox of Wellness: When Self-Care Becomes Self-Sabotage
ORBITINDONESIA.COM – The phrase 'get ready with me' sends shivers down my spine, revealing the paradox of modern self-care culture.
Wellness culture, initially a refuge, has morphed into an exhausting to-do list, leaving many feeling depleted rather than restored.
Emily Austen highlights how wellness has become a performance, with self-care turning into a metric of success measured for an audience.
Brands capitalize on our exhaustion, selling hope through products and routines that promise relief but often exacerbate burnout.
Alexis Haselberger criticizes the wellness mythology, urging for a focus on subtraction rather than addition to genuine self-care practices.
Real self-care involves protecting boundaries and curating environments, not adhering to unsustainable routines.
Katherine Morgan Schafler suggests simplicity and sustainability as a way out, emphasizing enjoyment as essential to mental wellness.
The most radical act of self-care might be the permission to do less, trusting our bodies over influencer advice.
(Orbit dari berbagai sumber, 22 Oktober 2025)
