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The Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael

The Gospel of Wellness

Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care

by Rina Raphael
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  • Sep 20, 2022, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Sep 2023, 352 pages
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We might have hit a breaking point. By the fall of 2020, not even one year into the pandemic, 865,000 U.S. women surrendered and handed in their resignation. The number was roughly four times more than the number of men, thereby further contributing to a gender disparity in corporate America. One mom, a friend of a friend, wrote on Facebook, "I've basically abandoned my career that I've worked for 15 years to build in order to care for my kids and give them an education. It's crazy."

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