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Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love | Sonya Renee Taylor
A global movement guided by love 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.
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RaeLovesToRead
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https://youtu.be/gk1maXwYYt4?feature=shared

^ me talking about body positivity and reviewing this excellent book 💕

Hopefully Winter won't last much longer now 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Jari-chan Great review! I totally agree with you ❤️ 4w
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RaeLovesToRead
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Pickpick

Transcendent, radical, and kind, The Body is Not an Apology deconstructs the damage that our shared delusion of body hierarchies does to our communities.

Taylor gives us a chance of a different way of being, with a hope that it will spread to create a more loving and equitable future.

If I could persuade just a few of you to buy this book, read it and pass it on, I'd be chuffed to bits.

BarbaraBB Thanks for bringing this book up. Radical self love. That would bring us a lot of happiness 🤍 2mo
reading.rainb0w I bought a copy of this book after the first time I read it because I knew I would want to read it again and again. Love it 🥰 2mo
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Hooked_on_books I love this book. I read it years ago and kept my copy, which I rarely do after reading a book. But this one is worth hanging onto. Her message is one so many of us, especially women, need to hear and really take in. 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @reading.rainb0w @Hooked_on_books It was a really emotional read for me. Horrible how we persecute ourselves and others. But a positive and unapologetic message beneath that is full of hope. 2mo
reading.rainb0w 💚💙🩵 2mo
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RaeLovesToRead
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CATS AGAINST BODY SHAME! 💕💕💕

#catsoflitsy #picklescat

ElizaMarie Oooo this sounds great! How do you like this book! Also, yay for Pickles! Good job not body shaming!
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Jari-chan Cats don't body shame - be smart, be a cat 😸 2mo
Meshell1313 😻😻😻 2mo
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Deblovestoread 👋🏼 Pickles! 2mo
CBee HEY PICKLES 😘😘😘 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
AmyG Sweet Pickles. ❤️ 2mo
Catsandbooks Love this book and the author!! Also hi Pickles! 🩵 2mo
willaful That is the most approving looking cat I think I've ever seen! You can just tell he loves you warts and all. 😁 2mo
Soubhiville Awe, Pickles. Of course she supports the good causes! 2mo
batsy Pickles always fighting the good fight 😻 2mo
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RaeLovesToRead
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Please take a moment to read this page about our learned responses of body shame.

"It may not be a memory you can access at all, but just knowing that there was a point in your history when you once loved your body can be a reminder that body shame is a fantastically crappy inheritance.

We didn't give it to ourselves, and we are not obligated to keep it."

Cuilin Oh I love that!!! 🩷 2mo
Jari-chan Yes!! 2mo
Ruthiella 👍👍👍 2mo
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dabbe 🤩 2mo
Branwen I absolutely LOVE this! 🥰 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @Branwen The book is amazing! 💕 2mo
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Jari-chan
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“You were not born hating your body.“

Wow, this was just the book I needed. I'm still far away from Radical Self-Love, but I sure want to get there. Sonya Renee Taylor reads her own book in the audio version and listening to her voice is pure empowerment. I might keep this book in my library to listen to it whenever I need it.

Thanks to @Darklunarose who put this book on my radar.

ReadingOver50 Just saw this post and remembered I wanted to read this, so I immediately downloaded it from Cloud Library. 6mo
Jari-chan @ReadingOver50 Aw, how cool is that? 6mo
Darklunarose This book is such an eye opener. I‘m still a. Long long way off too. Society has a lot to answer for but I have hope we are making steps to help ourselves heal and maybe we are heading to a place where future generations don‘t need to heal from this. 6mo
Jari-chan @Darklunarose 💯 I hope that too🫶 6mo
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Darklunarose
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Finally finished listening to this wonderful work. For a 5 hour audio book that took forever as life has been dictating exactly where I have been needed recently and relaxing with a nook or craft hasn‘t been on the agenda! This one is really worth a read.

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Darklunarose
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Starting to listen to this tonight

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Messiejessie
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Pickpick

Great message! I didn‘t always love the delivery, but I got some key points to take away with me.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Although a bit self-helpy for me at times in the delivery, the underlying premise is spot on. The Body is Not an Apology and if we could get past the body terrorism (I love that phrasing and will fully adopt that one) we practice on ourselves and others for not fitting some ideal that doesn‘t even exist and is completely subjective anyway…we would come a long way as a species. I particularly appreciated that she took this concept of body ⤵️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ positivity and applied it to all bodies, regardless of color, size, sexuality, presentation, ableism, etc…it all boils down to the same core, policing bodies that don‘t match some ideal. 2y
KathyWheeler I liked this book and was surprised about that. I really thought it would be too new agey for me. In some ways it was, but overall, I really appreciated it and learned a lot from it. Most importantly, I think, was how to cope with my own body negativity. 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler I felt very much the same, but still got a lot out of it too. 2y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Deblovestoread Love that!! 2y
Nutmegnc I loved this book! 2y
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erickahhh
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Pickpick

This book is a great introduction to beauty at every size, BIPOC oppression, transgender and LGBTQIA+ issues.

I thought the themes of this book would focus on body positivity as it related to body size, but was pleasantly surprised that it related to all ways one should love their body. Radical self love in all forms, from size, color, ability, age, and body parts.

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KatieDid927
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Absolutely essential reading.

S3V3N I loved it! 2y
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KathyWheeler
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I didn‘t really expect to like this book; it seemed a little woo-woo for me. But I found that many parts of it resonated with me, and I recognized my behaviors and feelings, and I learned some things about where they may have originated.

Reggie It‘s nice when they surprise you. 2y
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KathyWheeler
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One of my biggest pet peeves around racial issues is people saying, “I don‘t see color.” Unless you are literally blind, you do see color. Here, Taylor better articulates why this idea of “color blindness” bothers me so much. “We may be trying to convey how we don‘t judge people based on racial identity, but “color blindness” is an act of erasure.” Saying you don‘t see color may be well-intentioned, but it‘s actually harmful.

kspenmoll Yes. 2y
TrishB I have tried to explain this so many times. 2y
KathyWheeler @TrishB For some reason, people seem to find it hard to grasp. 2y
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TrishB Or just don‘t want to 🤷‍♀️ 2y
KathyWheeler @TrishB probably so. 😞 2y
mandarchy I think this belief stems from when they didn't have the energy to do anything about the problem, but wanted to care. So it's an I give up statement. I'm tired of my white bosses saying that the work we are doing (re diversity) is difficult. We can't get tired and I'm not going to complain about doing the work or call it hard until children of color don't have to face it. When WP meet the colorblind we need to gently draw them to the task. 2y
KathyWheeler @mandarchy I never thought of it as an “I give up statement.” That‘s an interesting way to look at it. I‘m on the diversity council at my university, but I‘m not sure we‘ll ever actually DO something. I feel the university just wants to be able to point at this council and say, “We‘re trying.” 2y
mandarchy @KathyWheeler I encounter the “I give up“ statements in conversations about race and mental illness or differentiation in education. It comes by way of teachers blaming parents or parents blaming teachers. Blaming never brings resolutions - solutions come from work and thought. Another give up statement is “this is how we have always done it“. We need to stop and question where this comes from and explore who it suppresses. 2y
KathyWheeler @mandarchy 👍🏼 “This is how we‘ve always done it” is a frustrating statement to me, but I generally understand where it comes from. We do need to stop and question statements like that. 2y
mandarchy @KathyWheeler this is good. We keep reading. We keep listening and discussing. Things have to improve if we doing these things and teaching. 2y
KathyWheeler @mandarchy I hope so. 👍🏼 2y
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KathyWheeler
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This resonated with me: “I‘m not simply proposing that you make peace with your body because your body shame is making you miserable. I am proposing you do it because it‘s making us miserable too.” It took me far too long to realize the impact my hatred of my body was having on my daughter. And maybe others. Did they think I was judging them as viciously as they saw me judge myself? I sure hope not!

Sparklemn I appreciate you sharing this passage. Definitely something to think about. 2y
KathyWheeler @Sparklemn It really is. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I read something similar a while back about apologizing in general - when we say things like “oh I'm so sorry my house is such a mess“ or “oh I didn't have time to 'do' my face today“ the undertone to that is “if I was at your house, I would be judging how messy it is“ and “if you haven't done your makeup, I'm judging you for it“ - even if that's not true. Trying to be less apologetic for things that are just a part of life has really been a ⬇ 2y
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) challenge for me - I didn't even realize how often I did it until I started paying attention, and thinking about how the flip side of apologizing for something is saying “this is my standard for perfection for this situation that everyone needs to meet“. I wouldn't judge someone else for having dirty dishes in their sink if I stopped by, so why do I feel like I have to apologize for mine? It's so interesting how we tend to judge ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) ourselves so much more harshly than we do others!! 2y
KathyWheeler @TheAromaofBooks Yes! All of this. Even before I started reading this book, I had made it a goal for this year to stop apologizing for everything unless the apology was warranted. 2y
Rehesina This is so true. I think I‘ve been hurt and hurt other people because of how I view my body and how that translates over to them. How can I tell someone they‘re beautiful and worthy of everything when I don‘t believe that about myself. 2y
KathyWheeler @Rehesina Agreed. My daughter is absolutely beautiful. I told her that once when she was not feeling that way. She looked at me and said, “How can you say that, when I look exactly like you, and you hate the way you look.” I wanted to cry. 2y
Rehesina @KathyWheeler That‘s absolutely heartbreaking! Poor baby! 2y
KathyWheeler @Rehesina It was, but until then, I‘d never seen how she felt about herself as in any way connected to how I feel about myself. 2y
Rehesina @KathyWheeler yeah, it‘s only now that we‘re older we realise the true depth of the impact our parents have on us, and the impact we have on our kids and the little ones near us. Like this is one of those things I genuinely didn‘t realise could happen. 2y
KathyWheeler @Rehesina I didn‘t either. 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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I enjoyed this. It equips you with tools to do battle against the constant messages society gives you about the right way to have a body, change your inner monologue and challenge the biases you may hold against others.

It‘s a fairly quick read / listen. More of a high level over view.
I am curious about the companion workbook.

#MistletoeManiacs #Wintergames2021

tokorowilliamwallace I wonder how this would work in companion reading with the book I just started today on our internal mental chatter and narratives about ourselves, Chatter. 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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Listening to this today, before the diet culture inundation that January brings.

I was trying decide if I was internalizing things or if this book was just not for me. The start was more showmanship than substance.

2 hours in, we are on the same page as she explains that it is ok to want to change and express yourself a certain way. The key is examining if these changes enrich your life or if it‘s an external message and who stands to benefit.

Karisa I heard her on a Brene Brown podcast and felt like that too. Somethings I was nodding along with but other things she said left me scratching my head. She‘s interesting for sure! 2y
5feet.of.fury @Karisa the first chapter she said something about “no one is born hating their body, as an infant your amazed by every movement” like, wait as a baby I couldn‘t think outside of myself, and also babies are fussy af about what their bodies can and can‘t do 2y
Karisa @5feet.of.fury 😂 Good points! 2y
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Catsandbooks
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5/5 ⭐️ Everyone needs to read this book! I felt so seen and learned so much! I will be incorporating radical self-love in my life. 💖

#bookspinbingo

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I had started this audiobook over my weekend per the recommendation of a friend. But I started spacing off and focusing more on the activity I was doing so I‘m going to restart this today with more intention. Neither my friend or I are big on self help books, so since she really liked it I have some good expectations!

Who do you go to for book recs?

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Julsmarshall
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What a transformative book! Full of knowledge, honesty and vulnerability, Sonya Renee Taylor makes her case for radical self love in a powerful and convincing way. Highly recommend this book for those on the path of self acceptance and the non judgements acceptance of others. Read this book! #BookspinBingo #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Brooke_H Amazing cover! ❤️ 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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Julsmarshall
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Jumping on the #20in4 #readathon bandwagon! I finished President Obama‘s book on audio today (29 hours!) after listening off and on for 2 month so that is a great accomplishment and I hope to finish a couple more between projects this weekend. Currently reading the tagged book and 2 others. Happy Reading all! @Andrew65

Andrew65 Great to have you with us. 😊 3y
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Soubhiville
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I did a combo of audio and print on this one, because I wanted to journal on the questions/reflections (still working on those) and I can concentrate better on self-help books on audio for some reason.

There‘s a lot to think about in here. Mostly about how society conditions us all to see and judge physical bodies. Our own and others.

I read this for a bookclub. I think we‘ll have some good discussions based on it.

Hooked_on_books I loved this book! I keep very few books I‘ve already read, and this is one of them. 3y
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JenReadsAlot
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Going with a pick, but did not love it like so many others. #audio #bookspinbingo free space @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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LiteraryinLawrence
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This book was sort of mind blowing. It just made me think about my relationship with my body and attitudes towards bodies in general in a whole new way. I really admire how the author sees the idea of radical self love as a revolutionary movement with the power to make so many changes. I suspect I‘ll be thinking about this for a while, which is a good thing.

This was my last March read. I completed 15 books but this one gives me my sole bingo!

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cwarnier
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#BBRC @librarianryan @Sarahreadstoomuch
#Grownup #nonfictiondiversity
I audio listened to this on the way to SD last weekend. I actually enjoyed her perspective on life and being happy with yourself and your body. I would recommend this for any one who struggles with this in their life.
I am however not a huge fan of the cover. I feel like it objectives a woman's body.

LibrarianRyan I agree I do not like this cover at all. 3y
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mmallek
Pickpick

I really enjoyed this book and found myself wishing more people would read it too. A useful perspective in diversity and body acceptance that differs from other takes I‘s seen before.

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tenar
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Not every day a New York Times best-selling author messages you back! I shared with Sonya Renee Taylor that her book, The Body Is Not an Apology, was the first nonfiction (especially activism/self-help) book not exclusively about disability that made me feel genuinely included in the audience. I often feel like a niche, unrelatable, or unmentioned subject. She‘s a star.

The 2nd edition - expanded, revised, introduced by Ijeoma Oluo - is out now!

Amiable That‘s so neat! 3y
tenar @Amiable It made my day! 3y
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“Many of us have oriented our entire lives around an effort to be “normal,” never realizing that “normal” is not a stationary goal. “

Indeed.

#AnyWayYouReadathon

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ElleSkel
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So I forgot to post the lineup for the #AnyWayYouReadathon . I am also listening to The Troop by Nick Cutter, but I needed a break. I did not enjoy the narrator for Take Me Apart but I was sucked right into the book itself so I am excited to jump back into that one!
If I get to him, Freddie is on deck as my mustache pick for #Booked2021
❤️❤️❤️🤓📚🤓📚🤓📚❤️❤️❤️

britt_brooke I loved The Body is Not an Apology! 💜🔥 3y
ElleSkel @britt_brooke I am flying through it. Sooo good! Definitely 🔥 😀 3y
MidnightBookGirl This is a gorgeous line up! 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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An unpopular opinion but this book just didn't rock my world. I suppose since Radical Self-Love was only part of the secondary title and not the main title, I should've been prepared for more about our physical forms. I was most interested in the brief portion that talked about the legislation in countries that rule against bodies and then points such as that while, usually well-meaning, some comments can erase someone's identity & their own ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick differing contributions, such as "I don't see color." I did appreciate that Taylor also didn't want you to just tolerate or accept your body, but to love it.

As for the rest of it, it felt a bit preachy & repetitive, and on audio, the numbered questions and points got a bit confusing. I grew up devouring fashion magazines in the late 80s & early 90s, the peak era of recognizable supermodels, but I suppose I wa born with enough privileges & ⬇️
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick sense of self that while I'm now fat (fact, not hate) and won't wear a bikini to the beach, I still love all the things my body has allowed me to do and will not allow bad thoughts to consume me or keep from anything I want to do. I'll just wear a one piece swimsuit 😁.
If you've struggled with your feelings about your physical looks (or are super judgy about others) or perhaps have younger women in your life who are all about ⬇️
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick about those social media likes, this could be helpful. I was hoping for mind, body, soul, and achievements. #education21 #feminism @velvetfur and #pop21 #abookaboutbodypositivity 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick #bookspinbingo @thearomaofbooks Why do I keep forgetting to include the bingo challenge, Sarah? WHY?! 🤣🤣 Probably because I haven't been printing them out. 3y
TheAromaofBooks haha you remember eventually!! 😂 3y
Velvetfur Sounds like an interesting read, and I love your review 💜 3y
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BookmarkTavern
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A manifesto encouraging self love over self confidence & self esteem, this could be a difficult book to read for some. (Me, I‘m some)

One of the things I appreciated the most was the intersectionality. Race, class, ability, weight were all considered in how they affect how we see ourselves. And the strategies towards the end that we can do were particularly uplifting.

Some odd formatting things going on, but overall a thoughtful read. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern Release date: February 9th, 2021 (tomorrow!) #NetGalley #ARCs 3y
BookmarkTavern OMG I can‘t believe I forgot! @TheAromaofBooks This was my #BookSpin read! 🤣🤣 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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#BingoBoard all set up for the shortest month of the year. So let‘s see how I do this time! 😂

#BookSpin 2 - The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

#DoubleSpin 5 - The Incredible Nellie Bly by Lucians Cimino

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks ! ❤️

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fantastic!! 3y
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Smrloomis
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This was really good - no surprise - but I think I need a paper copy to help me commit more of this to memory (or a reread some time soon...).

S3V3N I enjoyed this one too! 3y
Smrloomis @BeaG it‘s really good 😄 I didn‘t really know her work before this but I am happy I picked it up and finished it! 3y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Sometimes we need to have our eyes opened by someone else to see the harm we‘ve been inflicting. Sonya Renee Taylor shows readers the myriad of ways we hurt ourselves (and others). She encourages us to practice radical self-love and radiate it outward so that we can create a more compassionate, understanding society. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chrissyreadit Great quote! 3y
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Cinfhen
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Preach 🙌🏻I could listen to Sonya Renee Taylor all day!!! This audio was a mini revolution for my soul. Like Roxanne Gay, Sonya Taylor speaks to those who too often apologize for not recognizing their value and worth. This was a gift to listen too. #pop21 #BodyPositivity #NonfictionChallenge21 #AboutLove #RadicalSelfLove #SorryNotSorry #LiveAndLearn #CoverCrush

Cinfhen Thanks for the recommendation @britt_brooke @Megabooks 💚💚💚 3y
Moonprismpower What a beautiful cover. Now I need to read this. 3y
britt_brooke LOVE. 🥰🥰🥰 3y
Cinfhen Agreed @Moonprismpower cover is FABULOUS 3y
Kalalalatja Sounds awesome! 3y
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Cinfhen
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Whoa!!! Thank you Sonya Renee Taylor ♥️I‘m having that moment of embracing #RadicalSelfLove I‘ve been woke 💪🏽Why do I feel the NEED to apologize ALL THE TIME!!! WHY and WHAT am I sorry for?!!!?? THIS. AUDIO 🙌🏻Thanks for the recommendation @britt_brooke @Megabooks #Pop21 #BodyPositivity #NonFictionChallenge21 #AboutLove #CoverLove 💕💕💕

Megabooks This book can really spark joy and bring confidence!! Glad you liked it!! 3y
Cinfhen It‘s really eye-opening 😍Great recommendation @Megabooks (edited) 3y
Kalalalatja I‘m planning on reading this book for that #Pop21 prompt, too, it sounds so good! 🙌 3y
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BarbaraBB I think I will read this one too since I have no idea what else to read and all my enablers are loving it 💚 3y
Cinfhen Go for the audio @Kalalalatja it‘s great 😊 I‘m not sure I‘d like it as much in print @BarbaraBB 3y
BarbaraBB Thanks, I‘ll go and check for an audio copy - when I get to this prompt (I think I‘ll postpone for a while 😀) 3y
britt_brooke So happy you loved it, too!! 💚 3y
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WanderingBookaneer
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valeriegeary 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
ElleSkel Whoa! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 3y
Gissy Wow!!! 📚📚👏👏👏👏 3y
Megabooks 🥳🥳 3y
Sleepswithbooks I ate four donuts. I am WAY more proud of you!!!! 😊 3y
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The argument that people chose” to be this way or the other is at its core an argument about difference and our inability to understand and make peace with difference. The notion of choice is a convenient scapegoat for our bias and bigotries. Logic says, “If people are choosing to be different, they can just as simply choose to be the way I believe they should be.” What we must ask ourselves instead is, ⬇️

WanderingBookaneer “Why do I need people to be the way I believe they should be?” 3y
AmyG Yes! 3y
Librariana SUCH a powerful question!! Why does anyone need others to be/think/feel/worship the way they think they *should* be/think,etc.? 3y
Christine ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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Lauram This is one of the reasons I disliked 3y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a book for every person, for all bodies. Funny, profound, and incredibly well-written. Taylor shouts the message of “radical self love” from the rooftop. I wish everyone could hear her. We are so hard on ourselves and each other. I needed this book so much, and appreciated the important reminder to consciously identify, and correct, my implicit biases.

#coverlove

Hooked_on_books Yes! I loved this one! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have this one sitting, waiting to be read, I should move it up! 3y
BeeMagical Can‘t wait to read this one! 3y
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Megabooks Great review!! 💯💯 3y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books So good! I‘ll be recommending it often for sure. 3y
britt_brooke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa It‘s excellent! Looking forward to your thoughts. 3y
britt_brooke @BeeMagical It‘s excellent!! 3y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Thanks, friend! And thank you for the rec. It‘s one of my top reads of the year. 💚 3y
mom2bugnbee Stacked! 3y
britt_brooke @mom2bugnbee Hope you enjoy! 3y
Cathythoughts Great title !! I love it 3y
britt_brooke @Cathythoughts Isn‘t it?! 💚 3y
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elizabethlk
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I'm truly obsessed with this book. It moved me to my core and changed how I think and feel about my own body and the bodies around me (both in real life and the media). As a queer fat disabled woman, this book is probably the first time I've ever felt entirely seen in all my parts by a single source. It has me thinking a week after finishing it. I need to get my own copy. Highly recommend.

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Megabooks
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Listening to this really helped get me out of a mind-f*** about my weight.

Bodies are different in ability, race, gender, weight, etc. and of all these differences change how you experience the world and how the world reacts to you. Taylor goes through what the five pillars of radical self-love are and how to practice them. 4.5⭐️ #audiobook

Amandajoy I thought I had this on audio to listen to, but it‘s just in my which list. Guess I need to get it! 3y
Megabooks @Amandajoy it‘s in the US member appreciation sale right now, so it‘s a great time to get it! 3y
Reviewsbylola This sounds like a vital read. 3y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola it definitely was today. I needed something fortifying emotionally. (edited) 3y
britt_brooke Love the cover! Sounds like a worthwhile read. #stacked 3y
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MsLeah8417
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🌟🌟🌟🌟

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underground_bks
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What if radical self-love could not only end the suffering that comes from our criticism of our bodies, but also break the stranglehold that systems of oppression have on Black and brown bodies, on gender nonconforming bodies, on disabled bodies? It‘s time to find out. And Sonya Renee Taylor is the guide you‘ve been waiting for—funny, loving, warm, and empowering. Save yourself, save the world, start right here, in your beautiful body.

Lcsmcat 😻 4y
underground_bks @Lcsmcat Peter is my body positive role model 🤗 4y
Lcsmcat @underground_bks Cats are great role models for confidence in all things. 🐈 4y
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sophierayton
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Essential reading for everyone.

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jmofo
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This book comes from Taylor‘s experience, so it has the limits that come with that but there is no denying this an ambitious work with a surprisingly simple and unifying premise. Very self-help-y but impressive with its intentent. I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a book so self-help-y with the tangible goal of empowering people to love themselves as well as others.
I have a great deal of respect for how this woman thinks and the future she imagines.

jmofo #bookspin #doublespin I believe I can get another book in by the end of the month, but no Bingo. I‘m totally okay with that and will still make a bingo sheet in August, because why not!? 4y
TheAromaofBooks I didn't get a bingo in August, either, but it's just so fun trying haha Great progress!!! 4y
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Jen2
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YES!!!!!!

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sarahlandis
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I struggled initially because it read really self help book/textbooky- but I came around to Taylor's writing style eventually.

There were also a lot of parts that read like a diary. She wrote about the everyday struggles with bodies and happiness that I think every single person can relate to. This book emBODIES (hah) inclusion and is an extremely helpful guide that provides tools to work towards more love for yourself and in turn

sarahlandis - more love for all people who's bodies have been marginalized and how we can work towards a better society as a whole.

“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.“
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bookwrm526
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Holy wow! I don‘t know how successful I will be at putting ANY of this into practice, but I certainly needed to hear it...all of it.

wanderinglynn Wow! I really like this one. 👍🏻❤️ 4y
bookwrm526 @wanderinglynn it was much more effective :) 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#MOvember

I‘ve not read it but the bold cover caught my attention. From the synopsis, it sounds like an important reminder of a book. “Taylor invites us to live in a world where different bodies are seen, affirmed, celebrated, and just...to break up with shame, to deepen our literacy, and to liberate our practice of celebrating every body”..and never apologise for this body of ours. Never have to feel #sorry for yourself.

Cinfhen This cover is such an attention grabber!!!! Love it 😍 4y
CoffeeCatsBooks Wow, that cover is striking! 4y
batsy Yes! Thank you for the reminder 💜 4y
rmaclean4 That cover is everything! 4y
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