One look around any media platform and you will find mental health as a focal point. There are YouTube and Instagram accounts dedicated to yoga, wellness juices that boost the mood, face goop, and manifesting some of that good shit into your life. Some of it is helpful…and some of it screams like a cash grab. BGF cares about your mental wellbeing, but in the way that we understand that feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxiety driven are all mental states that are not allowing you to be the best you. And that is a barrier to our mission where we want you to invest in yourself. So let’s take a moment to explore self-care and what that means to the BGF and what it should be to you.

It’s natural for us to reserve relaxation for the summer. We’ve been conditioned to behave this way since we were four years of age. Yet we need to learn that we can’t hold onto stress and wait for the “perfect moment” to invest in ourselves and relieve ourselves from the stress in our life. .. or if you are from East Philadelphia born and raised — chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool.

A lot of shit has happened in a short amount of time. It’s a lot to process. If the past year and a half hasn’t affected you, I’d like to know what magical beans you’re huffing. But if you’re like us the rest of us, our mental and physical health has seen better days. Self-care and self-love look different to everyone, but it doesn’t change the importance of staying on top of it, especially now.