Ep. 40 - Self Love & Self Care 2.0

BrownTown on BrownTown. Once again, David and Caullen take a step
back to discuss the importance of self love, self care, and self
understanding. This time, with a broader focus on the commodified
and co-opted “self care” phenomenon, BrownTown talks access,
trauma, dominant narratives, overcompensating, and the issues
with a one-size-fits-all approach. As capitalism preys on our
every waking desire, we must find our own pathways to prioritize
health and happiness.


 


In the second installment, the fellas bring the scope more macro
and examine what has become a self care phenomenon of
philosophies, strategies, and even products and hashtags. David
opens by reminding listeners of the loosely related episodes
leading up to this and the overlap of SoapBox's recent event
Fitness Against Fascism: Prison-industrial Complex and Health
Communities, noting how mental and physical health, self care,
trauma support, and the way they are raced, classed, and gendered
all fall under the same interconnected systems of oppression.
BrownTown again centers themselves in what self care looks like
for them as well as critiques the commodified and co-opted
buzzword that often obscures access to resources/time and trauma
all while imploring a one-size-fits-all approach. David and
Caullen talk dominant narratives, social media, "self care
tests," and the instances in which responsibilities are pushed
aside in the name of "self care." As BrownTown attempts to
carefully talk through some of the more nuanced points around how
to accurately perform true "self care" without buying into
capitalist logic, they learn that there is no one answer for
everyone nor is everyone's journey the same. Therefore, it's more
important than ever to find your tribe, get to know yourself,
prioritize your happiness, and sometimes...TREAT YO'SELF!


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CREDITS: Intro song Where is my Mind by
Pixies. Outro song Red Dot Music by Mac Miller ft. Action
Bronson. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro featuring Justin G.
Zullo.


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