Self Love / Self Care No.2
This is a reminder to always love yourself fiercly and care for yourself tenderly.
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Welcome to Xicx Zine Collective’s second issue of Self Love / Self Care - a reference zine highlighting different self care methods and promoting self love in all forms. Self care / Self love, unfortunately, are concepts that most of us didn’t know about until somewhere in our 20’s...so we’re gonna break it down real quick.
Self Care: Activities/actions/methods/riturals/practices that balance and nurture you mentally, physically, and emotionally. This could be anything from getting your eyebrows done, taking a bubble bath, painting, meditation, dancing! Literally anything that brings positivity, balance, and sense of ease and betterment into your life.
Self Love: It’s seems simple, but not always easy - the action of loving yourself. Prioritizing your own well-being and happiness over others. Now, it might seem selfish....but guess what? It’s okay to be selfish to take care of yourself!
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Self Care, is Self Love in action.
It’s saying - hey, I love myself enough to do whatever is best for me at this moment instead of choosing what’s best for others.
It’s okay if all you did today was get out of bed and comb your hair. It’s okay to stay home and read instead of getting lit.
It’s okay to make cookies at 2am to calm your mind.
It’s okay to spend 2 hours taking a bubble bath.
It’s okay to take a break.
It’s okay to be selfish.
It’s okay to say no.
We hope that you can flip through these pages and find something that inspires you to take some me time. These are some of our methods of self love / self care, but be sure to explore your journey and figure out what methods work best for you!
xoxo, Xicx Zine Collective
“Caring for myself is not selfindulgence, it is selfpreservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
-Audre Lorde
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Be Kind To Yourself
LizMarie - Chicago based writer, creator, zinester and cannabis advocate. By sharing stories of resistance, selflove, and unapologetic existence, she hopes to help build a stronger community of chingonxs of color through creativity and conversation. @xicxbrujita
Janet Rodriguez - Brujita & Mujerista reclaiming her identity as a Xicana en la Ciudad de México. Constantly working to relearn la cultura y lengua to share it through literature, art and music aquí en la tierra. @_lajanesita
Gery Joyful Moore - Chicago dancer, writer and creator who utilizes modern, vogue, yoga, and dancehall as movement to empower queer people of color and reject white hetero culture. When he isn't whipping his locks in a vogue battle, he's writing and working on his spirituality to reach his highest self within the universe. @joyfulgery
Chrissy Puga - Chingona Chillona Creatura Creativa Calmada Curada @xicxchrissy
Ari - Proud Xicana luchando against damages of assimilation through decolonized self care rituals with herbs, cannabis, yoga and spiritual enlightenment. Self taught student yerbera, yogi, entrepreneur, zinster and abuelita knowledge advocate, Ari is always looking for beautiful energies to exchange knowledge and find growth @xicana.moon
Adrian - Chicago Native, Mexirican Chica and Proud mama to Dahli Mei. Enjoys to create art in every form. @age.re.in
Zoulee - ( zol-ee) : Born in Mexico D.F. groomed in Chicago. She captures, creates & curates. Continuously using nature in any way to heal the mind and body. She is hoping to tap into the inner child of anyone and ease their mind through her creactions @zoulee.m
Xicx Zine Collective
Xicx Zine Collective is a media and Zine Collective focused on sharing the stories of femmes of color. We feel an urgency to organize and come together to celebrate our identities. Through writing, art, zine making, and storytelling we work to battle against the norm, create our own history, and uplift femmes like us.
Xicx Zine Collective, es un colectivo de fanzines dedicado a compartir historias e iluminar las voces de mujeres de color. Sentimos la urgencia de organizar y unirnos para celebrar y proteger nuestra identidad. Con la representación de escrituras, arte, fanzines y cuentos, estamos trabajando con resistencia a los estereotipos de la sociedad mientras creamos una plataforma para elevar a las mujeres.
