I'm Dr. Becky, and this is Good Inside.

Self-care.

I mean, we hear that term everywhere these days, and yet many of us still don't know what

to make of it, or we might even have an IRL reaction to it.

My guest today, Dr. Pujo Luxman, helps clarify what it really means to take care of yourself.

The title of her book, Real Self-care, Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Bass, not included.

Probably gives you a sense of her unique take on the matter.

What comes up for you when you hear that word, self-care, and then maybe talk a little bit

about how you're rebranding it?

Yeah, absolutely.

So I think kind of the classic example is in my practice, you know, I'm a psychiatrist,

I specialize in women's mental health, so all my patients are women, and most of them

are moms, not all.

But a good number of them are moms.

So it's the patient who comes in, and it's like, you know, Dr. Luxman, I'm stressed out,

I'm burnt out, I'm not sleeping well, I'm not eating well, and I feel like it's my fault.

Because, you know, I have this meditation app that I know I'm supposed to be using,

and I know I should go to yoga, and I know I should do X, Y, Z, but I just don't have

the time.

I don't know how to find the time, and so then I feel bad, and I feel guilty, and I

feel ashamed.

So, you know, essentially I'm screaming to my patients all the time, like this isn't

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