HuffPost’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton counts #RealityTV as a form of #SelfCare because it “puts things into perspective” for her. She explains how shows like the #RealHousewives unintentionally saved her life amid a relentless #news cycle. “The lowest point for me was immediately after the 2016 #election,” she writes, “when I realized that, under the new Trump administration, there would no longer be any real federal investigations or interventions when Black people were targeted by state-sponsored violence.” “I need reality TV and I love reality TV because in it I found a way to protect parts of my psyche. And because I have found a way to prioritize my #MentalHealth and #cope, I can be better at my #job. Because I’ve found a way to safeguard parts of my soul, I can be better in my #relationships. Because I can combat some of the despair with a dollop of frivolity, I can be better to myself.” #HuffPostPersonal #Storytime