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Dr. Pooja Lakshmin visits Google to discuss her book \u201cReal Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness\u201d. The book provides a step-by-step guide towards real, sustainable change, using case studies from Dr. Pooja\u2019s practice and clinical research.

You may have noticed that it\u2019s nearly impossible to avoid the term \u201cself-care\u201d. That phrase encompasses any number of lifestyle choices and products\u2014from juice cleanses to yoga workshops to luxury bamboo sheets\u2014self-care has exploded in our collective consciousness as a panacea for practically all of women\u2019s problems.

Psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn't as simple as buying a new day planner or signing up for a meditation class. These false self-care practices keep us looking outward, leading us to compare 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.

Real self-care, in contrast, is an internal, self-reflective process that involves making difficult decisions in line with our values - and when we practice it, we shift our relationships, our workplaces, and even our broken systems.

In \u201cReal Self-Care\u201d, Lakshmin helps readers understand what a real practice of caring for yourself could\u2014and does\u2014look like. Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, \u201cReal Self-Care\u201d 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\u2014having ownership over one\u2019s own life\u2014 is nothing less than a personal and social revolution.

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