Let’s Be Honest About Wellness

Most of us don’t need another lecture about mindfulness.
Or hydration.
Or “balance.”

We mostly know what we could be doing to look after ourselves.
We’re not short on advice.
We’re short on energy.

So many women are quietly running on fumes.
Holding it all together.
Wondering why “wellness” feels like another job we’re failing at.

And this time of year? It hits harder.

The lists.
The group chats.
The deadlines.
The hosting.
The endless planning that makes everything look joyful and effortless.
It’s all in our hands. Again.

Maybe it’s time we stop pretending that women’s wellbeing smells like candles and green juice.
Because that’s not the truth.
Not even close.


🌿 What We’re Doing

We’ve launched The Honest Wellness Index: Q4 2025 Edition, a new wellbeing survey for women that explores how women are actually feeling about wellness, stress, and self-care right now.

We’re asking women everywhere to share what’s true for them:

  • Do you ever feel guilty for not doing enough to look after your wellbeing?

  • Does "self-care" sometimes feel like another job?

  • How do you really feel heading into the holidays?

It only takes a few minutes & it’s completely anonymous.


💥 Why It Matters

We’re doing this to spark a bigger, more honest conversation about women’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
We want to show what real self-care looks like, not just how it’s sold to us.

If we can get at least 500 women to take part, we’ll be able to tell stories like:

“7 in 10 women feel overwhelmed before Christmas.”
“Half of women say wellness advice doesn’t fit real life.”
“Most can’t remember the last time they felt truly rested.”

Those are the headlines that help us push back against wellness guilt, burnout culture, and the myth of balance that leaves so many women feeling like they’re failing.


🧡 Why Your Voice Counts

There’s no big PR team behind this. It’s just me & El, sitting behind our laptops, trying to grow Clementine in a way that stays true to what we stand for - wellbeing that genuinely helps, for the long term. 

Your voice helps us:

  • Expose how the wellness industry pressure really feels for women

  • Start a more grounded, human conversation about mental health and stress

  • Build a picture of women’s wellbeing we can take to the media in 2026


✨ Join Us

It takes less than 3 minutes. It’s anonymous.
And it’s a small act of honesty that could make a real difference to how women’s wellbeing is understood next year.

👉 Take The Honest Wellness Index Q4 2025 Survey

Let’s show the world what wellbeing really feels like, not just how it looks.

With love,
Kim 💕
Founder, Clementine

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