By Brooklyn White ·Updated August 16, 2022
This story first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of ESSENCE.
In the last decade, millennials’ digital self-care movement combined with a widespread embrace of social media to create a multifaceted interest in how we appeared to others online. Out of this, wellness gurus emerged, some certified, others winging it as they advocated compassion for our physical selves. It became common to see tutorials