This pioneering bestseller has become a rallying cry for a movement of radical self-love--the second edition shows readers how to grow the movement from self to systems and includes empowering stories from Sonya Renee Taylor's travels around the world.
Sonya Renee Taylor is the founder and radical executive officer of the Body Is Not an Apology, a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment. Her work has been covered by HBO, BET, MTV, TV One, NPR, PBS, CNN, Oxygen Network, the New York Times, New York Magazine, MSNBC.com, Today.com, Huffington Post, USA Today, Shape.com, Ms. Magazine, and many more. She is a regular collaborator and artist with organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Association for Size Diversity and Health, Binge Eating Disorders Association, Greater than AIDS, and numerous others.
"This book took my breath away. It's an unexpected and urgent
embrace of truth."
-Brene Brown, Ph.D., author of the New York Times #1
bestseller, Dare to Lead
"Poet and activist Taylor (A Little Truth on Your Shirt)
packs important ideas into this concise volume on body empowerment.
"Radical self-love is not a destination you are trying to get to;
it is who you already are," she counsels...The author's sensible
and empathetic tone will lend comfort to readers and help them to
see that no matter what their body type, they are beautiful."
-Publishers Weekly
"The Body Is Not an Apology wrestles you free from the
habit of your shame and declares you whole, right now, just as you
are. To follow its revelations and teachings leaves you different
on the other side and undoubtedly more yourself."
-Prentis Hemphill, founder and Director, The Black Embodiment
Initiative
"From the moment I met Sonya Renee, I knew my life, my world, and
the way I view myself and others around me would never be the same.
The Body Is Not an Apology is essential reading for those of
us who crave understanding and those who are already on the path to
learning how beautiful and complex our bodies are. It will empower
you with the tools to navigate a world that is often unkind to
those of us who whether by choice or design don't adhere to
society's standard of beauty. Her words will echo in your heart,
soul, and body just as they have in mine."
-Tess Holliday, plus model, author, and founder of Eff Your
Beauty Standards
"The Body Is Not an Apology is a gift, a blessing, a prayer,
a reminder, a sacred text. In it, Taylor invites us to live in a
world where different bodies are seen, affirmed, celebrated, and
just. Taylor invites us to break up with shame, to deepen our
literacy, and to liberate our practice of celebrating every body
and never apologizing for this body that is mine and takes care of
me so well. This book cracked me open in ways that I'm so grateful
for. I know it will do the same for you."
-Alicia Garza, cocreator of the Black Lives Matter Global
Network and Strategy + Partnerships Director, National Domestic
Workers Alliance
"The Body Is Not an Apology is a radical, merciful,
transformational book that will give you deep insights,
inspiration, and concrete tools for launching the revolution right
inside your own beloved body. Written from deep experience, with a
force of catalytic energy and so much love."
-Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and In
the Body of the World
"In 2017, #thefirsttimeisawmyself was a trending hashtag and
Netflix campaign. As a disabled woman, #thefirsttimeireadmyself may
well have been this book. Thank you, Sonya. Bought two copies, one
for me and one for my daughter."
-Rebecca Cokely, Senior Fellow for Disability Policy, Center for
American Progress, disability rights activist, and mom
"Sonya Renee Taylor is a treasure that this world simply does not
deserve. The Body Is Not an Apology is the gift of radical love the
world needs! We are all better off because of her presence, talent,
compassion, and authentic work. Thank you, Sonya, for all that you
do."
-Jes Baker, aka The Militant Baker, author of Things No One
Will Tell Fat Girls
"In these times, when the search for answers to the mounting
injustices in our world seems to confound us, Sonya Renee Taylor
offers a simple but powerful place to begin: recovering our
relationship with our own bodies. To build a world that works for
everyone, we must first make the radical decision to love every
facet of ourselves. Through lucid and courageous self-revelation,
Taylor shows us how to realize the revolutionary potential of
self-love. 'The body is not an apology' is the mantra we should all
embrace."
-Kimberle Crenshaw, legal scholar and founder and Executive
Director, African American Policy Forum
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