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informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC
This book is a must-read for anyone sick of white-centric concepts and messages of wellness, and a much welcomed volume of affirmation and love for QTBIPOC folks seeking to rediscover and re-center their well-being after being marginalized by the health industrial complex and society at large for so long.
This book is a must-read for anyone sick of white-centric concepts and messages of wellness, and a much welcomed volume of affirmation and love for QTBIPOC folks seeking to rediscover and re-center their well-being after being marginalized by the health industrial complex and society at large for so long.
Decolonizing Wellness's incisive and no holds barred critique of white supremacy-fueled wellness got me nodding and going "yesss" on almost every page. It's very refreshing to see the author tell it like it is, reiterating the fact that racism, inequality, and inequity are systemic issues, not personal ones. The intersection of race theories, gender, bodies is intriguing, and the journaling breaks are a great way to offer a practical outlet for the book's ideas, instead of merely limiting it as theoretical concepts, although there are minor typos and grammatical errors.
I truly hope this book finds success, because the world and QTBIPOC folks definitely need it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Classism, and Colonisation
Minor: Medical trauma and Slavery
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