Decolonizing Wellness Audiobook Libro.fm

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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 bodypositivity movement actually add to the bodyimage concerns of queer people of color by emphasizing cisgender heteronormative and Eurocentric standards of beauty Few mainstream bodypositivity resources address the intersectional challenges of antiBlackness colorism homophobia transphobia and generational trauma that are at the root of our struggles with wellness and selfcare In Decolonizing Wellness registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help listeners 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 selfcare for queer people of color this book is filled with practical eating practices journal prompts affirmations and mindfulness tools Ultimately decolonizing nutrition is essential not only to our personal wellbeing but to our communitys wellbeing and to the possibility of greater social transformation This is a bodypositivity and foodfreedom book for marginalized folks Its a guide to throwing out food rules in exchange for internal cues and adopting a selflovebased approach to eating Its about learning to trust our bodies and turning mealtime into a time for celebration and healing