Tips & Tools October 5, 2021

Self-care in 2021

Curated by Meg Birmingham

Back in January of 2021 the New York Times released an article that says “One of the challenges of 2021 will be to continue making self-care a priority once the pandemic has passed.” While I appreciate the optimism that was shown here, I am sitting in a coffee shop, masked up, writing this Too Dope a little over 9 months later. Self-care is still challenging for some, especially as we move into the holidays, fall and winter, and then the new year. But as the rest of the Article iterates, self-care isn’t selfish and it is so necessary that we practice it as best as we can.

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