The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition

The Power of Radical Self-Love

De: Sonya Renee Taylor

Narrado por: Sonya Renee Taylor

“To build a world that works for everyone, we must first make the radical decision to love every facet of ourselves.... ‘The body is not an apology’ is the mantra we should all embrace.” (Kimberlé Crenshaw, legal scholar and founder and executive director, African American Policy Forum)

Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies.

The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world - for us all.

This second edition includes stories from Taylor’s travels around the world combating body terrorism and shines a light on the path toward liberation guided by love. In a brand new final chapter, she offers specific tools, actions, and resources for confronting racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia. And she provides a case study showing how radical self-love not only dismantles shame and self-loathing in us but has the power to dismantle entire systems of injustice. Together with the accompanying workbook, Your Body Is Not an Apology, Taylor brings the practice of radical self-love to life.

©2018, 2021 Sonya Renee Taylor (P)2021 Sonya Renee Taylor

Loved this!

A must-read for all. Highly recommend. Eager to check out the workbook that accompanies this.

Revolutionary and enlightening

I found this book to reawaken some truths I've known and revealed some truths I had not thought about.

2nd edition is even better than the first!

I first read ‘The body is not an apology’ back in 2020 and it opened up a whole new world to me. I bought the second edition this last week and rereading this book has been the connection I needed. Thank you Ms. Taylor for this work of art.

Incredible and wise

Read this amazing book. We all really need to read it. Having it on audio with the authors own voice makes it even better.

Excellent read/listen

Such a ground breaking way to view the body and what it really means to love and accept it. Especially considering all of the societal barriers. I recommend this book often to people struggling with self esteem/self image/self love. Such a helpful resource.