Healing Through Self-Care: Lessons from Devi Brown

About this episode

Devi Brown discusses the importance of self-care as a radical act of self-acceptance and its role in healing marginalized communities.

What if self-care isn’t selfish—but survival? Join wellness educator Devi Brown and Alencia Johnson for a transformative conversation that challenges everything you thought you knew about taking care of yourself. In this powerful episode, Devi dismantles the toxic narratives that keep marginalized communities from prioritizing their well-being. Self-care isn’t bubble baths and indulgence—it’s the foundation for showing up authentically in the fight for justice and equity. It’s how we heal ourselves so we can heal our communities. But the conversation goes deeper. Devi guides us through an intimate exploration of grief—not just for the people we’ve lost, but for the dreams deferred, the aspirations abandoned, and the sense of belonging we’re still searching for. She reveals how confronting our grief unlocks resilience and authenticity we didn’t know we had. This isn’t just another wellness talk. It’s a call to action: to embrace vulnerability, honor our emotional truths, and build collective power through radical self-compassion. Ready to redefine what it means to truly care for yourself? Enjoyed this conversation? Read the book to take your self-care program to the next step…

People in this episode

Host: Alencia Johnson

Guest: Devi Brown

Topics covered

• self-care
• wellness
• grief
• marginalized communities
• justice
• equity
• radical self-compassion

Keywords

• self-care
• wellness
• grief
• marginalized communities
• justice
• equity
• radical self-compassion
• Living in Wisdom
• Devi Brown

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Books & works: Living in Wisdom

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