Archive - Real Self-Care

Real wellness or just hype?

Ask yourself these 3 questions before you click buy.

Jan 17

The Real Self-Care 2024 Year in Review

Your favorite posts, and mine.

Jan 15 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

Make boundaries part of your 2025 goals

Use my Boundaries Bulletin to protect your energy this year.

Jan 8 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

A framework for predicting the future

Words of solace from the late, great Octavia Butler

Jan 6 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

You don’t have to be someone new

Four things to do instead of resolutions.

Jan 1 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

December 2024

Happy holidays to you and yours

And a bit about what me and mine and are up to.

Dec 25, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

Pooja's Picks: What we're covering up

Five links to unearth what's beneath.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

How to survive family gatherings

My #1 tip when you can’t say no.

Dec 16, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

Dear Pooja: How can I hold and heal my trauma?

Go slow and give it time to land.

Dec 13, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

How to make December feel better

3 quick things if you're drowning right now.

Dec 10, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

How to lead during These Times

A conversation with 'Burnt Out to Lit Up' author Daisy Auger-Dominguez.

Dec 4, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

How to be there for someone

Reflecting on a time when I needed it and how my person got through to me.

Dec 2, 2024 •

Pooja Lakshmin MD

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