A self-care revolution | Megan McCormick | TEDxDenisonU

In A Self-Care Revolution, the idea of taking care of yourself is turned on its head. I argue that self-care should be seen as an act of revolution, not an act of selfishness. Revolution is defined as a fundamental change in power. I argue that the ways we take care of and discover ourselves are key to taking power over our sense of “self” away from others, away from institutions, and claiming power for and within ourselves. In discussing specific ways to help us understand the idea of “self-care as revolutionary,” I cover three main practices in self-care: self-talk, rituals, and optimism and look at the ways we can implement self-care into our education systems.

Megan is a senior Communication major from Chicago, IL. She is incredibly passionate about social justice, leadership development, college access, and prison reform and will be returning to the city next year to work with Chicago’s young people. She is excited and very thankful for the opportunity to present at this year’s TEDxDenison!

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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