The Self-Care Industry Is Making Us Broke
Frugal Friends Podcast
Jen Smith & Jill Sirianni | Backyard Ventures
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Self-care is supposed to make you less tired, yet every “self-care routine” we see on social media has 18 exhausting steps. Its normalization has come at a cost for some of us. So today, we’re exposing the marketing disguised as self-care and what you can actually do to take care of yourself, from a licensed mental health professional.
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| 0:29.7 | The self-care industry is making us broke. |
| 0:38.3 | Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money, embrace simplicity, and live a rich |
| 0:46.1 | life. |
| 0:48.0 | Here are your host, Jen and Jill. |
| 0:55.9 | I love the soft life. |
| 0:58.3 | Welcome frugal friends. I'm Jen. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm Jill. |
| 1:01.0 | And we too love the soft life. |
| 1:04.4 | But we're tired. |
| 1:06.3 | So welcome to... |
| 1:09.9 | They say to do self-care, but what the fuck does that mean? |
| 1:13.4 | Because I don't have a clue what actually makes me feel good. |
| 1:16.7 | How to revive yourself when you are a tired goblin who simply cannot. |
| 1:20.8 | And because we're so tired, we're just going to skip today's episode, and we have found a video that has a simple three-step routine for |
| 1:30.1 | your self-care. If you start now, it's March 2nd, by June, you will be snatched, glowing, |
| 1:38.0 | and most importantly, hot. Walking, I'm talking minimum 15,000 steps a day strength training however that might look for you |
| 1:46.0 | I like a Pilates strength combo but like I said whatever works for you high protein high fat |
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