How "soft living" emerged as a political stance

The movement has been co-opted, but its origins challenge major societal norms

Stars Insider

13/03/24 | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Well-being

You may have heard of "soft living" as some new trend Millennials are picking up and passing around, but while it gets diluted by the aesthetic quality of social media's ostentatious self-care, it’s actually so much more than meets the eye.

In reality, the soft living movement emerged among Black women first as a radical (yet achievable) decision to move away from inherited trauma and struggling, and as a direct challenge to the status quo of our modern-day hustle culture. It requires a reframing of the mind, and even asks us to consider some big compromises in exchange for a greater happiness.

Intrigued? Click through to learn more about the soft life and how it can represent a political stance for everyone.

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