American detox : the myth of wellness and how we can truly heal /
Kelly, Kerri, 1975-
American detox : the myth of wellness and how we can truly heal / Kerri Kelly ; foreword by Rev. angel Kyodo williams. - xiv, 304 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Waking up -- Ground Zero -- Seeking healing -- The myth of wellness -- Perfectionists Anonymous - Getting over your "self" -- Wellness beyond whiteness -- The politics of belonging -- Reimaging wellness -- Epilogue.
"For readers of Hope in the Dark and Natural Causes--The myth of wellness is a lie. And until we learn to confront and dismantle its toxic systems, we can't ever be well"-- The wellness industry promises to make you better, stronger, happier, healthy, and whole. "Buy this and you'll be happy"; "Eat this and you'll be healthy." And it sits back and profits from our sickness. Kelly examines the real-life cost of our obsession with self-improvement, and shows that to be truly well we don't need juice fasts or yoga fads. We need to detox from a culture rooted in perfectionism, white supremacy, and individualism-- and move toward a model that embodies mutual responsibility and extends beyond self-help to collective care. -- adapted from back cover
9781623177249 1623177243
2021057638
GBC290715 bnb
020622034 Uk
Health behavior.
Social change--United States.
Social action--United States.
Hope.
American detox : the myth of wellness and how we can truly heal / Kerri Kelly ; foreword by Rev. angel Kyodo williams. - xiv, 304 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Waking up -- Ground Zero -- Seeking healing -- The myth of wellness -- Perfectionists Anonymous - Getting over your "self" -- Wellness beyond whiteness -- The politics of belonging -- Reimaging wellness -- Epilogue.
"For readers of Hope in the Dark and Natural Causes--The myth of wellness is a lie. And until we learn to confront and dismantle its toxic systems, we can't ever be well"-- The wellness industry promises to make you better, stronger, happier, healthy, and whole. "Buy this and you'll be happy"; "Eat this and you'll be healthy." And it sits back and profits from our sickness. Kelly examines the real-life cost of our obsession with self-improvement, and shows that to be truly well we don't need juice fasts or yoga fads. We need to detox from a culture rooted in perfectionism, white supremacy, and individualism-- and move toward a model that embodies mutual responsibility and extends beyond self-help to collective care. -- adapted from back cover
9781623177249 1623177243
2021057638
GBC290715 bnb
020622034 Uk
Health behavior.
Social change--United States.
Social action--United States.
Hope.