Welcome to the whole view. I'm Stacy Toth of realeverything.com. I'm all about loving

the skin you're in and being healthy inside and out.

And I'm Dr. Sarah Bountine of the Paleumum.com. I believe that scientific literacy is the key

to improving public health.

Welcome back to episode 447 of the whole view. Recent shows have been my questions for you, Sarah.

This show, we're doing a little upside down because it's a little bit for you. Let's be honest.

This is an intervention, isn't it?

A little bit. We were talking a few weeks ago. I think the beginning of February about this article that I'd read

that really resonated with me about basic needs, not being self-care.

And how, especially over the past year, moms especially. I'm going to use words like moms and women

for our six male listeners. I want you to know that you need to take care of yourself as well.

But this is shown consistently that this is, you know, a problem with women and mothers

that we do not put our oxygen mask on first. We do not take care of ourselves.

And we justify things like, oh, I took a shower and that was self-care.

Or I went to the grocery store alone. That was self-care.

And today we're going to talk about how that is very not self-care.

That is basic needs. I hope that your hygiene is your hygiene.

Just like everybody deserves and needs to take a shower.

You deserve a need to take a shower that is not an act of self-care.

This is already feeling very personal.

It's funny, actually, because I wasn't expecting this. I mean, I knew this topic was coming, guys.

And I did, I did like agree that this would be a good topic for an episode.

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