Psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin demonstrates how popular approaches to self-care for women don't always work and shows us how to practice self-care from the inside out.

Self-care, particularly for women, often deals in Instagram fads and quick fixes that don't create lasting change, like yoga retreats and juice cleanses.

'Faux self-care' can distract from real self-care, an internal process of cultivating emotional wellness.

Pooja Lakshmin, MD, is a psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, and the founder of Gemma, a women's mental health education platform.

In Real Self-Care, Lakshmin debunks the mass-marketed self-care industry that prioritizes superficial products and services over the internal work necessary for self-care.

Lakshmin introduces four pillars of real self-care that include setting boundaries and aligning your values with your actions.