Inside The Two-Trillion-Dollar Business Of Feeling Better
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Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 10 minutes
Inside The Two-Trillion-Dollar Business Of Feeling Better
- When life feels overwhelming, wellness offers answers, or at least something to buy. We look at how self-care turned into a multi-trillion-dollar industry, and why the promise of feeling better so often comes wrapped in marketing.
Guests:
- Rina Raphael, journalist, author, The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
- Amy Larocca, journalist, author, How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time
Host: Marty Peterson
Producer: Grace Galante.
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