American detox : the myth of wellness and how we can truly heal / Kerri Kelly ; foreword by Rev. angel Kyodo williams.
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TextPublisher: Huichin, unceded Ohlone land aka Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xiv, 304 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781623177249
- 1623177243
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
**An Amazon Editor's Pick in Best Nonfiction**
"An intimate, honest, accountable, and thorough invitation into healing" -- adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism
"This book is a powerhouse." -- Ashley Judd
The myth of wellness is a lie. And until we learn to confront and dismantle its toxic systems, we can't ever be well.
Better, stronger, healthier, whole--the wellness industry promises us that with enough intention, investment, and positive thinking, we'll unlock our best selves and find meaning and purpose in a chaotic and confusing world.
The problem? It's a lie.
The industry soars upwards of $650 billion a year, but we're still isolated, insecure, and inequitable. "Wellness" isn't making us well; it's making us worse.
It diverts our attention and holds us back from asking the questions that do help us heal- Who gets to be well in America? Who's harmed--and who's left out? And what's the real-life cost of our obsession with self-improvement?
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.
In American Detox , organizer, yoga activist, wellness disruptor, and CTZNWELL founder Kerri Kelly sounds the wake-up call. It's time to commit to the radical work of unlearning the toxic messages we've been fed--to resist, disrupt, and dream better futures of what wellness really means.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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