Episode 223: Spring Cleaning is NOT self-care!
From Self Care is Sexy by Kris Braylin
June 4, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how spring cleaning is often misrepresented as self-care and emphasizes that self-worth should not be tied to household chores.
Got a pile of laundry that's been sitting there for a few days? A sink load of dishes piling up? Well guess what? So does everyone else and it doesn't mean you're a failure. It’s time to tell the truth - "Spring Cleaning" and “tidying for joy” is just another form of performative toxic positivity trying to sell us more organizing and cleaning supplies and that is NOT self-care. Your self-worth should not be based on whether or not you vacuumed today. And for God sakes stop holding your snacks hostage until you have cleaned the living room.
People in this episode
Host: Kris Braylin
Topics covered
- self-care
- toxic positivity
- spring cleaning
- mental health
- self-worth
Keywords
- self-care
- spring cleaning
- toxic positivity
- mental health
- self-worth
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