Visit Atkins Library's Self-Care Collection to check out special devices and books to support your mental health and self-care. Funded through a grant provided by UNC Charlotte's Counseling and Psychological Services, this collection aims to promote wellness, mindfulness, meditation, and healing.
Create soothing physical and mental environments with the following self-care devices:
Self-care is more than just a trending hashtag -- in fact, it has radical roots dating back to the Black Panther Party in the 1960's!
While the 21st century's understanding of this revolutionary concept is often co-opted and commercialized, the true essence of self-care is best summarized by Audre Lorde in her 1988 essay collection, A Burst of Light: "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare."
For more information about the history of the self-care movement, check out this article by Lenora E. Houseworth (2021)!
A Burst of Light and Other Essays by 
