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Radical belonging : how to survive and thrive in an unjust world (while transforming it for the better)

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  • 155.2 B1289 (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Publication Information

Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2020]

Physical Description

xx, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"Too many of us feel alienated from our bodies. This isn't your personal failing; it means that our culture is failing you. We are in the midst of a cultural moment. #MeToo. #BlackLivesMatter. #TransIsBeautiful. #AbleismExists. #EffYourBeautyStandards. Those of us who don't fit into the 'mythical norm' (white, male, cisgender, able-bodied, slender, Christian, etc.)--which is to say, most of us--are demanding our basic right: To know that who we are matters. To belong. Being "othered" and the body shame it spurs is not 'just' a feeling. Being erased and devalued impacts our ability to regulate our emotions, our relationships with others, our health and longevity, our finances, our ability to realize dreams, and whether we will be accepted, loved, or even safe. Radical Belonging is not a simple self-love treatise. Focusing only on self-love ignores the important fact that we have negative experiences because our culture has targeted certain bodies and people for abuse or alienation. For marginalized people, a focus on self-love can be a spoonful of sugar that makes the oppression go down. This groundbreaking book goes further, helping us to manage the challenges that stem from oppression and moving beyond self-love and into belonging. "--

Contents

  • Introduction
  • It's not you, it's our culture
  • This is your brain on stress
  • This is your brain on trauma
  • This is you trying to cope
  • Fear is biological
  • Shame is biological... and political
  • Getting to vulnerability
  • Connection is the antidote
  • Why self-help won't save us
  • Building resilence, and other personal tools for liberation
  • Beyond self-love
  • Coming home.

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