Real wellness or just hype?

Ask yourself these 3 questions before you click buy.

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Hi folks,

Welcome to a special Friday edition of Real Self-Care. Today’s note, only for paid subscribers, is a real self-care framework that will help you start out 2025 on the right foot.

You’ve probably noticed that January is ripe with everyone and their mother selling you on their favorite wellness hack. Mention that you have a headache, and a well-meaning friend will tell you about their new hormone protocol. Type “feeling overwhelmed” into Google, and you’ll see ads for infra-red saunas. Scroll Instagram, and well, you know…

So, given this landscape, I thought it would be nice for you to have a framework to reference as a self-check before you click buy in 2025.

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Here are 3 questions to ask yourself when you are considering a wellness product or service:

1. How much urgency do I feel about this product or service? If your urgency is at a high level, take some time to examine where the urgency is coming from — and if it’s internal or external. For exa…