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Reframing self-care: New Chicago business looks beyond scented candles and massages to help clients find joy

Liz Coffey remembers when she realized burnout at work was affecting her life to the point where it took over a holiday. Her aha moment was on Thanksgiving in 2020, when she found herself sitting with her husband in their West Town home eating takeout and complaining about work. Coffey realized she needed a break, but she also knew a scented candle wasn’t going to cut it. “As women, we’ve been told to just put a face mask on it when we’re feeling stressed,” said Coffey, 39, a Chicago entrepreneur whose Thanksgiving experience led her to start her company, On Leave Experiences, which pairs clients with excursions intended to help them broaden their horizons by wandering, creating and learning. The conversation around self-care has changed in recent years.

 

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