Recs if you like The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love...

look into these books that are widely varied on the topic of trauma, with a more empathetic and understanding approach and perspective.

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

Nonfiction books about fatness—through a lens of activism, liberation, and acceptance. Body diversity is a beautiful and natural thing and these books honor that truth.

“And I said to my body, softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.'" —Nayyirah Waheed

books that suggest new ways of being, inspire transformations of heart and help you step from thought into action ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ #RealEyesRealizeRealLies ⚜️ Recs Welcome ⚜️

"self-help" books that situate themselves within both subjective experience and structural analysis - approaching healing and liberation as mutually informing individual and collective work.

Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.

Let's break through the fog of the capitalist, racist, colonial system that is holding all of us down. For a new world, we need new perspectives. (this list is from a white european girl, so PLEASE also seek out recommendations from BIPOC creators!!)

expanding the self-help genre - personal development - holistic health & growth - centering BIPOC self-help authors - reclaiming wellness as radical

please comment suggestions, this is a growing exploration :)

This one's for the girls (and the boys who care enough to learn). Nonfiction books that explore womanhood. And as always, please leave your recommendations!

Body liberation, fat positive, anti-diet culture.

List created because I was surprised this didn’t already exist (and if it does please let me know!). Update: @violet.booklover has a beautiful list with even more suggestions!

Trigger warnings: bodies can be a triggering topic. All the books here aim to be anti-diet, and size affirming, but please approach with caution.

i’m a massage therapist by trade, obsessed with the growing body of research around trauma, fascia, and the role of somatics in whole-self healing. some of these selections are more hard science based, some memoir, and some more ‘woo-woo’ - but all of them are informing my thinking around bodywork for myself and my clients.

Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX

Non-fiction reads to help you diversify your feminism. Growth is a never-ending journey and we all have biases to overcome. Don't stop learning!

Society has fucked us up

anti-diet, weight-neutral, fighting fatphobia

I just want to be happy in my body and I think these are some of the books that have helped me curate my perspective.

I own too many books