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You can buy self care planners and self care temporary tattoos ; the whole self care industry is worth a whopping $11 billion dollars and there are 30million #selfcare posts on Instagram. The reality is though, the term ‘self care’ is a loaded one; it looks different for everyone, depending on circumstances, personality and overall health. It might come in the form of a single downward dog or a warm cup of tea whilst bathing the kids; a minute to stretch your neck and shoulders out after a particularly long feed, or some deep breaths while you’re hanging out the washing. One thing it isn’t necessarily is expensive or time-consuming.

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Maybe I’m getting old but it seems the more years that go by, the more I enjoy celebrating people and moments. Celebrations bring joy, connection and ritual, and help us raise up those that we love and allow us to see them for one whole day. It’s a special thing. And I know, I know. Birthdays can equal stress and stuff and bulging black bin bags and unwanted gifts and leftover stale sandwiches but I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Robert D Bullard, the ‘father of environmental justice’ in the US. Illustration: Richard A Chance

It’s been two weeks since the latest horrific killing of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis by a white police officer. It has upended the world, prompted global protests and started many of us white folk on a long overdue journey in to understanding racism and awakening from what Layla F. Saad describes as ‘the comfortable slumber of white privilege’. It’s of course not an overnight job – and I at least wanted to take the last week to mute my voice online, listen to the black community and spend time reading, watching, researching, and talking to as many people as I could about the matter.

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