I have a complicated relationship with food and my body, and hoped to learn things from this book that would both help me approach my own relationship to food better and also to continue to unpack harmful food ideologies that are rooted in racism and misogyny. Dalia Kinsey is a black nutritionist, and this book work reflects both lived experience and expertise. Decolonizing Wellness not only fills an important need but also does so in a way that is accessible and kind. I read an ARC of this book through NetGalley, and would definitely recommend purchasing the book when it comes out in two weeks.

I loved this book! I loved that it offered action based journaling prompts and guides that were accessible, inclusive, and presented in a way that was not pretentious, too schmaltzy, or hard to understand. This is a great read for folks who are fans of "The Maintenance Phase" podcast and want to dig deeper about the lies the dieting industry has been serving us.

After having multiple unsettling (and perhaps unproductive) conversations with friends about weight gained during the pandemic and how we do not feel at home in our bodies, it was refreshing to be reminded that a book like this can exist to help me feel at home in my body again and to approach food in a way that is healthy without going on a metabolic damaging diet. It also helped me understand how my gender identity has failed to serve me in how I view my body.

As a white passing cis-woman, I understand and love that this book was not written primarily for me but for folks of all identities (particularly for queer black people and queer people of color). I haven't read many books written with this kind of inclusivity in mind. It was very helpful in developing my understanding in how to understand and regard bodies in writing and conversation. I'm so used to reading books presented in a heteronormative manner that it boggled my mind that I am 32 years old and this was my first book that showed me these topics addressed inclusively.