Psychology & Self
Body Is Not An Apolgy
$18.95
Your body was never the problem. This landmark book by activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor makes the case that body shame isn't a personal flaw--it's a social and political tool used to control us. Radical self-love is the antidote, and this fully updated second edition gives you both the understanding and the practice to build it. What's inside:
A clear distinction between radical self-love, body positivity, and self-esteem--and why the difference matters The roots of body shame: how media, capitalism, and systems of oppression manufacture self-hatred across race, size, gender, disability, and more A four-pillar practice framework for moving from shame into sustained self-love "Unapologetic agreements"--tools for extending radical self-love into relationships and communities New in the second edition: expanded "freedom frameworks" for fighting systemic body terrorism at organizational and societal levels
Who this is for: Anyone who has ever felt their body was "too much" or "not enough"--and especially readers who feel unseen in mainstream wellness conversations, including fat, disabled, Black, and queer communities. What changes: Readers consistently describe this book as the moment shame stopped feeling like their fault. It's the rare self-love book that is also a social justice framework. If you're ready to stop apologizing for the body you're in, this is your next read.
Who this is for: Anyone who has ever felt their body was "too much" or "not enough"--and especially readers who feel unseen in mainstream wellness conversations, including fat, disabled, Black, and queer communities. What changes: Readers consistently describe this book as the moment shame stopped feeling like their fault. It's the rare self-love book that is also a social justice framework. If you're ready to stop apologizing for the body you're in, this is your next read.
ISBN/SKU:
9781523090990
Publication Date:
February 9, 2021
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DISABILITY VISIBILITY
$18.00
A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience: Disability Visibility brings together the voices of activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people whose daily lives are, in the words of playwright Neil Marcus, "an art . . . an ingenious way to live." - Edited by MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow Alice Wong "Shares perspectives that are too often missing from such decision-making about accessibility." --The Washington Post According to the last census, one in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some are visible, some are hidden--but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together an urgent, galvanizing collection of personal essays by contemporary disabled writers.There is Harriet McBryde Johnson's "Unspeakable Conversations," which describes her famous debate with Princeton philosopher Peter Singer over her own personhood. There is columnist s. e. smith's celebratory review of a work of theater by disabled performers. There are original pieces by up-and-coming authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma. There are blog posts, manifestos, eulogies, and testimonies to Congress. Taken together, this anthology gives a glimpse of the vast richness and complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own assumptions and understandings. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and past with hope and love.
ISBN/SKU:
9781984899422
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