Wellness is a trillion dollar industry today, but have you ever wondered about the origins of our modern day wellness? Buckle up because today I tell Mao how wellness started out with medicine shows and snake oil in the 1800's (no snakes were harmed)! And then Mao tells me how modern wellness has become "goop-ified" in the image of Gwyneth Paltrow. And spoiler alert, it's not so far from the snake oil origins! Come back for part 2 where we unpack Moon Juice and how modern wellness is still using cultural appropriation to sell us health. Check out Mao on The Millennial Therapists Podcast , her Instagram and her practice Reset & Resilient Wellness Resources for this episode: Unpacking the Wellness Industry's Whitewashing Problem Snake Oil Episode of Maintenance Phase Podcast Help support the show at Buy Me a Coffee Follow The Journey on Instagram Connect with me: YouTube Instagram Website Personal Development Books I Recommend (Affiliated Link) Thank you so much to Naz Alakai for the theme song and big thank you to Keo Pisey Studio for the artwork!