Breathe, Maia Kobabe
Breathe, Maia Kobabe
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Breathe
Journeys to Healthy Binding

Author: Maia Kobabe, Sarah Peitzmeier, PhD

Narrator: Sarah Peitzmeier, PhD, Kieran Todd, Blair Baker, Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, Livvie Lin, Kiebpoli Calnek

Unabridged: 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A graphic guide to chest binding, adapted for audio, with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling Gender Queer author MAIA KOBABE and University of Michigan professor SARAH PEITZMEIER.

Breathe arose from the need for a resource for folks considering chest binding as gender-affirming care. Dr. Peitzmeier interviewed twenty-five people of different ages and backgrounds about their journeys with binding, and then she and Kobabe combined excerpts from those interviews with evidence-based resources on binding into this extremely accessible guide. Dr. Peitzmeier narrates this audiobook alongside a gender diverse cast.

Breathe is both a practical resource for trans and nonbinary folks and an engaging and perspective-broadening listen for anyone interested in what it means to be on a journey of expressing one’s gender in ways that are joyful, healthy, and affirming.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of Tips and Tools for Healthy Binding.

About The Author

Maia Kobabe (e/em/eir) is the author and illustrator of the award-winning and bestselling Gender Queer: A Memoir, the most banned book in America in 2021 and 2022. E and eir work have been featured in Time, NPR, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets.Sarah Peitzmeier (she/her), PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and School of Public Health. Her mixed methods research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of gender-based violence, as well as LGBTQ+ health and HIV. She has received funding for her research from the NIH, CDC, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research and is best known for her research to understand, screen for, and intervene to prevent intimate partner violence in transgender populations, as well as her work around the health impacts of chest binding in transmasculine individuals. Her ongoing work includes intervention development studies to prevent campus sexual assault against transgender undergraduates and cisgender women undergraduates. She received her PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lara

As a non-binary person I was so happy to receive this arc. I’ve spent a lot of time researching healthy ways to bind so seeing this book made me so happy. I really enjoyed getting different perspectives from other trans individuals who do bind. I think it’s important to talk about ways that we can b......more

Goodreads review by Bek

4.5⭐️ I loved this! I loved that it talks about binding safety and shares a variety of people's experiences with binding. But more than that, as someone who has done human sciences research, I was so stoked to see this as a mode for presenting research! It's accessible to so many people, you're shar......more

Goodreads review by thosemedalingkids

Really excited to read the final version of this one! This arc copy currently is black & white and has some roughness to it. Great base though. This was a really neat graphic novel idea - part info on binding, safety, and some stretching exercises to safely bind. Other part interviews of folks shari......more

Goodreads review by Wilma

Part memoir anthology, part medical advice, part workbook, this graphic pocketbook shows us how to chest bind safely for body and mind. I liked how this book has a little bit of everything. The inclusion of graphic storytelling through interviews with a varied cast of people, was great as an initial......more

Quotes

★ "A short but powerful, important work. A unique, thoughtful, and evidence-based book perfect for individuals of any age considering binding or for readers interested in understanding the practice more thoroughly."—Booklist, starred review

★ "This is an essential purchase for all secondary and public library collections as it provides health information in a readily accessible manner that is otherwise difficult to find in science-based ­resources."—SLJ, starred review

"Practical, well-researched, and inclusive, this book is a breath of fresh air for readers looking to make informed, destigmatized, health-conscious decisions, and avoid the dangerous binding practices that occur due to an absence of information and surplus of judgment."—BCCB

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