It’s Always Been Ours - Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies

We will rewrite the narrative of Blackness that centres and celebrates our joy. For too long Black women have been left out of discussions about body image, food, health and wellness. Eating disorder specialist Jessica Wilson brings the bodies of Black women centre stage to reimagine the ways we think about, discuss and tend to our bodies.

About the author

JESSICA WILSON is a dietitian, storyteller and community organizer whose experiences navigating the dietetic and eating disorder fields as a Black, queer woman have been featured on public radio shows and in print media, including the New York Times. She is the cocreator of Amplify Melanated Voices, a movement to centre Black and Brown people in conversations about social justice. Jessica knows the grandeur of Black joy and invites everyone to celebrate it for the magnificence and resistance it is. www.jessicawilsonmsrd.com

Summary

We will rewrite the narrative of Blackness that centres and celebrates our joy. For too long Black women have been left out of discussions about body image, food, health and wellness. Eating disorder specialist Jessica Wilson brings the bodies of Black women centre stage to reimagine the ways we think about, discuss and tend to our bodies.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Wilson, Wilson Jessica
• Publisher: Hay House Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.2023
• EAN: 9781837820375
• ISBN: 978-1-83782-037-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, Ethnic Studies, SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SELF-HELP / Eating Disorders & Body Image, Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem, Coping with personal problems, Gender studies: women, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Gender studies: women and girls, Coping with / advice about body image issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General