Decolonizing Wellness, Dalia Kinsey
Decolonizing Wellness, Dalia Kinsey
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Decolonizing Wellness
A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation

Author: Dalia Kinsey

Narrator: LaNecia Edmonds

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/08/2022

Synopsis

The lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ representation in the fields of health and nutrition has led to repeated racist and unscientific biases that negatively impact the very people they purport to help. Many representatives of the increasingly popular body-positivity movement actually add to the body-image concerns of queer people of color by emphasizing cisgender, heteronormative, and Eurocentric standards of beauty. Few mainstream body-positivity resources address the intersectional challenges of anti-Blackness, colorism, homophobia, transphobia, and generational trauma that are at the root of our struggles with wellness and self-care. In Decolonizing Wellness, registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help listeners improve their health without restriction, eliminate stress around food and eating, and turn food into a source of pleasure instead of shame. A road map to body acceptance and self-care for queer people of color, this book is filled with practical eating practices, journal prompts, affirmations, and mindfulness tools. Ultimately, decolonizing nutrition is essential not only to our personal well-being but to our community’s well-being and to the possibility of greater social transformation. This is a body-positivity and food-freedom book for marginalized folks. It’s a guide to throwing out food rules in exchange for internal cues and adopting a self-love-based approach to eating. It’s about learning to trust our bodies and turning mealtime into a time for celebration and healing.

About Dalia Kinsey

Dalia Kinsey is a registered dietitian, decolonized wellness coach, and the creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast. On a mission to spread joy, reduce suffering, and eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community, she rejects diet culture and teaches people to use nutrition as a self-care and personal empowerment tool to counter the damage of systemic oppression.

About LaNecia Edmonds

LaNecia Edmonds is a talented actor, audiobook narrator, and Zumba instructor who grew up always knowing she wanted an acting career. A native of Rhode Island, she honed her skills in acting classes in Boston and New York. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her two sons, daughter, and amazing husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashley on January 25, 2022

Decolonizing Wellness by dietitian Dalia Kinsey aims to help QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) folks reject diet culture and restrictive ideas about bodies and food in order to find greater self-love and self-acceptance. The author, who identifies as a genderqueer, pansexual......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on October 08, 2022

As a queer Asian POC I was really excited at the idea of this book but have been sorely disappointed. The term BIPOC here seems to only refer to Black and Indigenous folks and not at all considerate of the experiences of other POC. I understand the author is writing primarily from her own experience......more

Goodreads review by Garrett on March 12, 2023

As a queer white man I know that this book was not specifically for me, but it didn’t really provide what I was hoping to find from it. I found some of the writing interesting, useful, especially towards the target audience. However, I mostly felt like Kinsey was saying general things that are also......more

Goodreads review by Lindy on February 24, 2022

I’m a cis white lady and this book was not written for me, but it’s really great and I’m so glad it exists for its intended audience. It doesn’t take long to get through, but there’s a lot of rich content to go back and revisit, including the excellent journaling prompts and mindfulness exercises. I......more

Goodreads review by Emma on February 05, 2022

EVERYONE needs to read this. Everyone. I am a queer, (displaced) indigenous person who also happens to be fat, and I'm telling you, this books for everyone. People do not understand or relate to one another without experience and I think reading this book would be an excellent way to introduce what i......more

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