Self-Care or Self-Consumption? The Truth Nobody Wants to Say

Self-Care or Self-Consumption? The Truth Nobody Wants to Say

Self-care used to mean rest. Now it feels like a routine, a checklist, and sometimes even a competition. In this episode of This Could’ve Been a Voice Note, we’re unpacking how self-care went from something simple and personal to something expensive, performative, and honestly… overwhelming. We’re talking about: * how self-care became tied to spending money * the pressure to keep up with routines and “soft life” aesthetics * the difference between actual healing and aesthetic self-care * why doing more isn’t always making us feel better If self-care has ever felt like something you have to keep up with instead of something that actually helps you… this conversation is for you. Because at some point, self-care stopped being about taking care of yourself — and started feeling like pressure.