Learn About Real Self Care with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin on Hot Flashes & Cool Topics Podcast

Did you know there is a difference between real and faux self-care?  We talk to Dr. Pooja Lakshmin about her new book REAL SELF CARE and the differences between the internal work of real self-care and the external gratification of faux self-care. Find out about how social movements are behind the real self care and the four steps of real self care. Link to order the book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/real-sel... About the book: From women's mental health specialist and New York Times contributor Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a long-overdue reckoning with the contradictions of the wellness industry and a paradigm-shifting program for practicing real self-care that will empower, uplift, and maybe even start a revolution. From Dr. Lakshmin's website on the GEMMA platform: Dr. Pooja Lakshmin MD is a psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, clinical assistant professor at George Washington University School of Medicine, and the author of Real Self-Care. She is a leading voice at the intersection of mental health and gender, focused on challenging the tyranny of faux self-care. Pooja maintains an active private practice where she treats women struggling with burnout, perfectionism, and disillusionment, as well as clinical conditions like depression and anxiety. She is the founder and CEO of Gemma. Gemma Women’s Mental Health Reimagined Conversation, Courses, and Community facilitated by women’s mental health experts Access to mental health services is more difficult than ever — care is expensive and waitlists are never ending. In addition, traditional mental health services rarely take into account the systems of oppression that women and marginalized groups face - whether it’s a lack of affordable childcare, the gender wage gap, and or how racism impacts individuals. Gemma was founded in 2020 by author and psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin MD after she noticed a gap in accessible digital resources tailored to women’s mental health, and hoped to build a new type of solution. In 2022, Dr. Kali Cyrus MD, MPH and Dr. Lucy Hutner MD joined the Gemma leadership team. Gemma is building a new type of women's mental health community -- one that empowers, validates, and supports women through the big and little life touch points so they are buffered against injustice -- and can spearhead meaningful change in themselves, their families, and their communities. Gemma is a digital platform that centers education as a modality to support women’s mental health. At Gemma, we prioritize teaching about how culture and social structures impact women’s emotional lives, while also providing evidence-based conversations, community, and courses to help women cope with stress, inequity, structural violence. Show Notes: www.hotflashescooltopics.com FOLLOW US ON: Instagram:   / hotflashesandcooltopics   Youtube:    / @hotflashescooltopics   Facebook:   / 657557054765087   Want to Leave a Review for Hot Flashes and Cool Topics? Here’s How: For Apple Podcasts on an iPhone or iOS device: Open the Apple Podcast App on your device. Click on the “search” icon Type into the search bar “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” and click on the show Towards the bottom, look for “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “Write a Review” and leave us your thoughts and comments! For Apple Podcasts on a computer: On the Apple Podcasts website, go to the search bar and type “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” After clicking on the show, find the “Listen on Apple Podcasts” button and click on it The “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” podcast should open on the Apple Podcasts application Keep scrolling on the page until you see “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “See All” If you want to give us a five-star rating, hover over the empty stars! If you want to leave your thoughts and comments, click on “Write a Review”!