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Decolonizing Wellness
A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation
By Dalia Kinsey
Published by BenBella Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER — LGBTQIA NONFICTION
"The author offers an empowering perspective for people whose identities are often marginalized in the health and wellness industry." —Manhattan Book Review
Become the healthiest and happiest version of yourself using wellness tools designed specifically for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks.
The lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ representation in the fields of health and nutrition has led to repeated racist and unscientific biases that negatively impact the very people they purport to help. Many representatives of the increasingly popular body positivity movement actually add to the body image concerns of queer people of color by emphasizing cisgender, heteronormative, and Eurocentric standards of beauty. Few mainstream body positivity resources address the intersectional challenges of anti-Blackness, colorism, homophobia, transphobia, and generational trauma that are at the root of our struggles with wellness and self-care.
In Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation, registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help readers to improve their health without restriction, eliminate stress around food and eating, and turn food into a source of pleasure instead of shame. A road map to body acceptance and self-care for queer people of color, Decolonizing Wellness is filled with practical eating practices, journal prompts, affirmations, and mindfulness tools. Ultimately, decolonizing nutrition is essential not only to our personal well-being but to our community’s well-being and to the possibility of greater social transformation.
This is a body positivity and food freedom book for marginalized folks. It’s a guide to throwing out food rules in exchange for internal cues and adopting a self-love-based approach to eating. It’s about learning to trust our bodies and turning mealtime into a time for celebration and healing.
It’s also a love letter to those of us who struggle with our bodies and a gentle plea for us to do the work it takes to accept, trust, and love ourselves.
"The author offers an empowering perspective for people whose identities are often marginalized in the health and wellness industry." —Manhattan Book Review
Become the healthiest and happiest version of yourself using wellness tools designed specifically for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks.
The lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ representation in the fields of health and nutrition has led to repeated racist and unscientific biases that negatively impact the very people they purport to help. Many representatives of the increasingly popular body positivity movement actually add to the body image concerns of queer people of color by emphasizing cisgender, heteronormative, and Eurocentric standards of beauty. Few mainstream body positivity resources address the intersectional challenges of anti-Blackness, colorism, homophobia, transphobia, and generational trauma that are at the root of our struggles with wellness and self-care.
In Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation, registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help readers to improve their health without restriction, eliminate stress around food and eating, and turn food into a source of pleasure instead of shame. A road map to body acceptance and self-care for queer people of color, Decolonizing Wellness is filled with practical eating practices, journal prompts, affirmations, and mindfulness tools. Ultimately, decolonizing nutrition is essential not only to our personal well-being but to our community’s well-being and to the possibility of greater social transformation.
This is a body positivity and food freedom book for marginalized folks. It’s a guide to throwing out food rules in exchange for internal cues and adopting a self-love-based approach to eating. It’s about learning to trust our bodies and turning mealtime into a time for celebration and healing.
It’s also a love letter to those of us who struggle with our bodies and a gentle plea for us to do the work it takes to accept, trust, and love ourselves.
Product Details
- Publisher: BenBella Books (February 8, 2022)
- Length: 176 pages
- ISBN13: 9781637740316
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Raves and Reviews
"""I have been hungry for a book to explore the intersections of self-care and body image . . . This book is a lifeline for the QTBIPOC community.""
—Kim Thai, founder of GaneshSpace and Emmy Award–winning producer
""Dalia Kinsey does an amazing job of not only naming the toxicity that queer folks of color come up against in their wellness journey but providing useful tips on how to make things work for you at your pace—while being patient and kind to your mind and spirit along the way. ""
—Nik Whitcomb, casting director and equity in theatre activist
""This book illuminates why none of the other wellness books for ‘everyone' felt like they could really work for me . . . I feel like I have finally found the key to understanding why I've felt unwell, even after doing all the things that the diet and beauty industry have sold me. This book was a healing balm for my heart and soul.""
—Gieselle Allen, mindset coach for women and femmes of color
""Health narratives for wellness oftentimes exclude circumstances specific to persons of color. Dalia Kinsey captures the essence of our wellness struggles and lovingly paves a way of escape for those trapped in marginalized ideas about beauty. Decolonizing Wellness is true to its name and a wonderful journey to self-acceptance and freedom.""
—Dontá Morrison, PhD, activist and motivational speaker
""Decolonizing Wellness truly opened my eyes and provided an intersectional approach to navigating the health and wellness space.""
—Whitney Trotter, registered dietitian and nurse, antiracism educator, and human trafficking activist
""Dalia Kinsey has brought forth a text that bridges the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual gap that people who live at multiple intersections tend to fall through when dealing with eating disorders. I can't wait to share this with my therapist and recommend this tool for other people struggling to nourish themselves in a world that seeks to destroy them.""
—Rawiyah Tariq, witch, artist, healer, and speaker
""Decolonizing Wellness is an absolute must-read for anyone who wishes to truly maintain well-being and healing. Dalia's words are an authentic and important perspective of the harmful narrative that permeates the wellness industry. Dalia's critical yet compassionate voice is a much-needed presence that left me contemplative and validated.""
—Felipe Gonzalez, yoga teacher
""The author offers an empowering perspective for people whose identities are often marginalized in the health and wellness industry.""
—Manhattan Book Review"
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