The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love

I love this book, it's a gem, so glad I found it, it's exactly what I needed to hear. I'm recommending it to all my friends. It inspired me to take dancing classes to get in touch with my body and give it the movement it needs to feel healthy. The writing style is repetitive enough that the main points are drilled in, structured enough that it addresses specific questions, anecdotal enough to make it enjoyable, descriptive enough to make it interesting, and brave enough to make you think. Milestone moments designated for self-reflection are useful to do as you read through it.

I started using this book along with the workbook in my therapy sessions a little over 1 week ago. So far, we've used it in 2 sessions with my therapist assigning me reading and homework. It has been so therapeutic already. When I read the book, it feels like Sonya is writing about my life. That feels a little overwhelming, but the book is helping me to identify and define my emotions. The clarity is empowering. I am acknowledging my life experiences and resulting trauma for what they are and the way they've affected me. I know healing will be painful, but I have a lot of hope in this book and workbook to guide me through it.

This book was recommended to me by a friend of mine. It had never come up on my radar before, I’d never seen it on my timeline, heard quotes from it, or heard of the author, Sonya Renee Taylor before.I’m so glad I have now. This book is one I will, as my friend did with me, recommend to everyone. It is worth your time, and your work.This isn’t a body positivity book, but it does have aspects of that. This is a present day and historical account of straight up body terrorism and how we are all both steeped in it and accountable for it. Taylor walks us through a journey to self-awareness using the body. We all have one, and it makes the messaging digestible for all.The endgame: radical self-love in the face of white supremacy, capitalism, and our own implicit bias.

This is an amazing book if you're looking to break free from the shame and oppressive views our culture has on bodies that don't fit the narrow & ridiculous mold of the 'ideal.'I'm certain it will provide the reader one "a-ha" moment after the next in terms of how diet culture has shaped our thoughts/actions/pursuits. It will empower one to ditch the endless, fruitless (& often all-consuming) aim of changing their body to meet some ridiculous standard and start simply LIVING. It provides a foundation upon which the reader will feel emboldened to be their whole self, unapologetically.It's a must-read for everyone in my opinion.

This book is a love letter to our collective humanity while also speaking to our individual hearts. Unpacking racism, oppression, homophobia, xenophobia down to the simple truth that if we had radical self love for our own human bodies and all their glorious physical and emotional differences, we would change the world. Sonya lays out an eloquent, poetic, logical case and I'm here for it. Read this book. It will change your view and show you how giant cultural shifts happen by starting with small steps for yourself..

I like that she encourages inclusivity and discourages body shaming. Shaming is never productive. However, she downplays the health implications associated with being overweight. Obesity is the second leading preventable cause of cancer.

Have been really enjoying this book so far. I have one more chapter to go but I really like the ideas put forward and I'm hoping I can implement them in my life. I've bought the workbook that goes with it as well.

This book was recommended by a therapist for body positivity and although I know learning to love your body doesn’t happen overnight and is a proactive process, I expected more self help type read. The messages are beautiful but it also seems incredibly preachy. Like the title of the book grabs you in for you and then the message of the book is to jump on a movement and deconstruct body terrorism. The idea of that is great but also not what I wanted to read to improve how I view myself and my body.

Gran libro que cuestiona muchos de los conceptos de la psicología eurocentrista como “aceptación” “autoestima” etc siempre desde una perspectiva basada en el cuerpo y en la parte sistémica y cultural en la que vivimos. Lo amé

Realmente disfruté de este libro. Es un manifiesto escrito de manera impresionante para desechar las tonterías interminables de las que nos alimentan de no ser «lo suficientemente buenos». El autor presenta una forma totalmente radical pero práctica de lidiar con el torrente de imágenes falsas y la sutil jerarquía social que hace que las personas se sientan miserables, desamables, «feas» y avergonzadas de su yo físico. Si todo eso suena un poco exagerado y teórico, no se desanime: el autor aborda estas grandes ideas con humor, espíritu, compasión y sentido común. Acabo de comprar tres ejemplares más para dárselos a las jóvenes de mi vida (tengo 51 años) ¡Ojalá hubiera leído esto cuando tenía 21 años!

She is a great writer, she really broke down our how much of our personal view of ourselves has to do so much with the world around us. Then after helps give great strategies to learning to love yourself. I've struggled for years hating myself and this book really helped with the view of myself.

I truly and thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s an impressively written manifesto for jettisoning the never ending nonsense we’re fed about not being “good enough”. The author presents an entirely radical and yet practical way to deal with the torrent of bogus imagery and subtle societal hierarchy that keeps people feeling miserable, unlovable, “ugly” and ashamed of their physical self. If that all sounds a bit high falutin’ and theoretical please don’t be put off - the author addresses these big ideas with humour, spirit, compassion and common sense. I’ve just bought three more copies to give to the young women in my life (I’m 51) I wish I’d read this when I was 21!

...für alle die endlich sich selbst so lieben möchten, wir Sie nun mal sind.