“Advocacy work is so connected to health and wellness.”
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Chances are, you first got to knowKerry Washingtonas Olivia Pope, political fixer extraordinaire, inScandalcirca 2012.
She’s won a Primetime Emmy andfiveNAACP Image Awards.
“Our country’s high school sex ed courses are so outdated.
They barely cover the minimum of information.
It really fails us.”
Washington’s activism isn’t just important workit’s one of the many ways she fosters her own self-care.
Ahead, the Emmy Award-winner gets real about health, politics, and woo-woo wellness practices.
But I haven’t tried it yet.
Some people in my life think therapy is woo-woo.
But I would say aromatherapy is the one woo-woo thing I swear by.
I travel with many essential oils, and they have different things they’re supposed to make you feel.
It doesn’t feel good on my body.
I love to walk long distances, though.
I love to hike.
I’m just not a runnerI can’t get into it.
I feel best when I’m taking care of myself spiritually, mentally, physically, and relationally.
Then, I’d do some work that I feel proud ofsome creative work.
Going for a walk.
That is always a great, easy reset.
Another one that falls kind of in between low-brow and high-brow for me is swimming.
I give a shot to keep it flexible and evolving rather than fall into rules.
I venture to meet the moment and ask myself what I need.
I’m really lucky.
I have a very good relationship with my O.B.G.Y.N., so I go to my O.B.
for a lot, and my G.P., too.
But a lot of people in this country don’t have a G.P.
that they feel comfortable talking to.
I’m a big fan of Exhale, which is specifically for Black women.
For me, a big part of resetting is therapy.
And then spending time with people who I really love and trust, meditation, and working out.
I’m really focused on the election in the fall.
For me, it’s about helping people to understand how important it is to vote.
So many of the abortion bans that have been put in place can be reversed in November.
Advocacy work is so connected to health and wellness.
I feel the happiest when I’m swimming with my family.
He was like, “Oh, this isn’t appropriate.”
And I was like, “No, no, no, those are mine.
I brought those home from my new job.”
And he looked at my mother like, “What is going on?”
Kerry Washington attends the Ralph Lauren fashion show in Midtown on April 29, 2024 in New York City.
There’s so much misinformation about sexuality when you’re a teenager.
When it comes to health, waiting to see if it goes away is never a good idea.
We have to be more curious in the moment and unafraid to talk to healthcare providers and friends.
I would say stay curious and love yourself.
You deserve to be healthy and feel healthy.
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