Conversations around self-care and wellness can easily lack nuance. Face masks, bath bombs, or ‘me’ time are prescribed as a one-size fit all solution for everyone’s life or career stress or anxiety.In the process of trying to uplift a conversation around how people can take care of their well-being, it becomes easy to forget that not everyone is starting off with the same foundation.
“Mastering your craft is important to get ahead, but you can’t get ahead without taking care of yourself first,”, the head of Vital Proteins’ Lively Blog. “Latinas have a tendency to put their loved ones first while keeping their own needs and mental health under wraps. If you grew up with a Latina mom, then you know this to be true. It trickles down to you, and it’s equal parts beautiful and unfair. Putting myself first is something I still struggle with from time to time.
Below the 4 Latinas note how they are making space for other women of color to also see themselves as active participants in the wellness movement and how that impacts the growth in their careers.Gavilanes creates content for Vital Proteins’ Lively Blog and by doing so helps demystify a corner of the wellness space that focuses in on collagen and its role in a person’s well-being.