More Than Tired

What “Self-Care” Can’t Fix

If one more person tells me to practice “self-care,” I might just scream.

Is it the haggard expression on my face? Or the embarrassing typos (auto-correct is clearly out to get me) in my texts and emails? I’m not sure what’s giving me away, but something must be—because well-meaning, lovely people keep encouraging me to step back and practice “self-care.”