Amy Larocca

Book cover of "How to Be Well" by Amy LaRocca, featuring a pink background, black text, and a smoking candle labeled “Relax.” Subtitle reads: "Navigating our self-care epidemic, one dubious cure at a time."

by Amy Larocca

How To Be Well

A deeply researched, lively and personal exploration of the multibillion-dollar wellness industry—about why women are feeling so un-well and how this trend has shaped our thinking about health and self care.

Reviews


“A magical synthesis of crackerjack reporting, incisive cultural commentary, and, most importantly, elegant, self-reflective memoir, How to Be Well perfectly captures the defining ethos of our day. I’ve been a fan of Amy Larocca for two decades and this book, to me, felt like a gift: An opportunity to spend a few days inside her head, as she works out the manifold contradictions and confusions at the heart of contemporary womanhood.”

— Joana Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year


“Amy Larocca brings her buoyant wit, cultural fluency, and indispensable skepticism to this rollicking exploration of our desperation for wellness, our devotion to CBD, self-care, and SoulCycle, deftly separating the gobbledygook from the truly transformative.”

— Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply