Apr 2, 2024
Thinking about unwellness, studying it, dwelling in it, has radically transformed my approaches to everything I do. And if unwellness is structural, then so must be care. Self-care is an individual solution to an individual problem, completely divorced from a social context. We need structures of care that address the actual forces that make life feel unbearable. (via ‘We are all unwell’: a scholar’s radical approach to health | The Guardian)
See also, For The Wild Podcast - Transcript: DR. MIMI KHÚC on Claiming Unwellness /304 and access the audio here. The LA Review of Books - Differentially Unwell: On Mimi Khúc’s “dear elia”, and her TEDx Talk, The Revolution is in the Heart.