#369. How To End The War With Your Body | Sonya Renee Taylor

It is incredibly common for many of us humans, whatever our gender, to be at war with our bodies -- trying to live up to the people we see in the movies, on social media, or even the versions of ourselves in old pictures. This never-enough-ness can lead to an ambient level of self-loathing that can be incredibly destructive. That's where "radical self-love" comes in.

Our guest today is Sonya Renee Taylor. She is the author of three books, including The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love. She is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology. She has come to this work as a result of her own personal pain, as a Black woman inhabiting a body that she says does not conform to societal norms. 

In this conversation, we talk about defining radical self-love (and why she believes it's our natural state), tools for cultivating radical self-love, and the connection between being OK with yourself and the larger society. (Also, just a heads up: There is one brief reference to sex.)

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Where to find Sonya Renee Taylor online: 

Website: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/

Social Media:

• Facebook 
• Instagram: @sonyareneetaylor

Book Mentioned:

• The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
• Your Body Is Not An Apology Workbook
• Celebrate Your Body (And Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls

Other Resources Mentioned:

• Sebene Selassie
• You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
• Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
• Evelyn Tribole and Intuitive Eating
• The Body Is Not An Apology website
• The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies
• Patreon 

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• Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live
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