Hell yeah self care

Times are very tough and I’m thinking a lot about how we can be kind to ourselves, and to others, when the wider world is unkind in so many ways. Here’s my first zine on these topics, about why self care is a political act, as Audre Lorde suggests, and how we can go about doing self-care.

If you download this pdf and print it out as a booklet it works really well. Also fine to read it online.

HellYeahSelfCare


Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including Queer: A Graphic History, How To Understand Your Gender, Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To), Rewriting the Rules, The Psychology of Sex, and The Secrets of Enduring Love. They have also written a number of books for scholars and counsellors on these topics, drawing on their own research and therapeutic practice.

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