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Who is wellness for? : an examination of wellness culture and who it leaves behind
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Physical Description
x, 307 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
In this thought-provoking book, part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the acclaimed writer and poet, a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, reveals how wellness culture has become a luxury good built on the wisdom of Black, brown and Indigenous people--while ignoring and excluding them. Who Is Wellness For? is divided into four sections, beginning with The Mind, in which Fariha examines the art of meditation and the importance of intuition. In part two, The Body, she investigates the physiology of trauma, detailing her own journey with fatphobia and gender dysmorphia, as well as her own chronic illness. In part three, Self-Care, she argues against the self-care industrial complex but cautious us against abandoning care completely and offers practical advice. She ends with Justice, arguing that if we truly want to be well, we must be invested in everyone's well being and shift toward nurturance culture.
Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Journey to the mind. On the mind ; On meditation ; On intuition and unseen things ; On the frustrating pitfalls of healing
- Part II: Journey to the body. Introduction to the body ; On body dysmorphia ; On white people co-opting yoga ; On IBS
- Part III: On self-care. Introduction to radical self-care ; On self-care and self-harm ; On eroticism ; On divination
- Part IV: Introduction to justice. Who is wellness for? ; On degrowth ; On healing our wounds with the feminine
- Conclusion: On sacred reciprocity.