The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

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.

The Body is Not An Excuse, founded by Sonya Renee Taylor, is an international movement and organization dedicated to radical self-love and bodily empowerment as a basic instrument for social justice and global transformation. Sonya's work as a multi-award winning Performance Poet, Activist, and Transformational Leader has a global impact. Sonya is a former National and International poetry slam champion, author, educator, and activist who has wowed audiences in prisons, mental health treatment facilities, homeless shelters, universities, festivals, and public schools around the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, England, Scotland, Canada, and the Netherlands, as well as in prisons, mental health treatment facilities, homeless shelters, universities, festivals, and public schools. Sonya has been well known for her work as a change agent, believing in the potential of art as a vehicle for social change. In 2015, she was recognized one of Planned Parenthood's 99 Dream Keepers, as well as a 2015 Distinguished Partner awardee by Planned Parenthood Generation Action.

In September 2015, she was acknowledged as a YBCA 100, an annual compilation of creative minds, makers, and pioneers who are asking the questions and generating the provocations that will influence the future of American culture; an honor she shared with novelist Ta'Nahesi Coates, artist Kara Walker, and filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Sonya has appeared on HBO, BET, MTV, TV One, NPR, PBS, CNN, Oxygen Network, The New York Times, New York Magazine, MSNBC.com, Today.com, Huffington Post, Vogue Australia, Shape.com, Magazine, and many more outlets. Planned Parenthood, Advocates for Youth 1in3 Campaign, Association for Size Diversity and Health, Binge Eating Disorders Association (BEDA), Yerba Buena Cultural Art Center, and others are among her many collaborators and artists. With a B.A. in hand, you're ready to take on the world.

with a B.A. in Sociology and an M.S.A. Sonya continues to be a powerful supporter and activist for intersectional, global justice in Organizational Management. She is currently a member of the Split This Rock Board of Directors, an organization that encourages poets to take more active roles in public life and fosters a nationwide network of socially engaged poets. She also serves on the SisterSong Board of Directors, a groundbreaking Women of Color reproductive justice organization.

She is also involved in the Black Lives Matter movement and the Anti-Police Terror Project in Oakland, California. Sonya established The Body is Not An Excuse, an international movement and organization dedicated to radical self-love and body empowerment, in 2011. The Body is Not An Apology entered the digital technology realm in 2015, establishing a comprehensive tech platform to connect people all over the world around topics of radical self-love and intersectional social justice. The online platform of The Body is Not An Apologies, www.thebodyisnotanapology.com, includes a digital magazine, radical education web-based courses, a social networking site, and online forums.

With visitors from over 140 countries, TBINAA's content reaches over 250,000 thousand people per week. Sonya currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her Yorkie, Anastasia Duchess, but she continues to travel the world doing talks, workshops, and performances about radical unapologetic healing and personal transformation.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781523090990
ISBN 10	1523090995
Title	The Body Is Not an Apology
Author	Sonya Renee Taylor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Year published	2021-02-09
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.