Who is Wellness For?
An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind
New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 307 pages ; 22 cm
In this thought-provoking book, part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the acclaimed writer and poet, a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, reveals how wellness culture has become a luxury good built on the wisdom of Black, brown and Indigenous people--while ignoring and excluding them.
Contents:
Part I: Journey to the mind -- Part II: Journey to the body -- Part III: On self-care -- Part IV: Introduction to justice.
Subjects:
Róisín, Fariha.
Health -- Popular works.
Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
Mind and body -- Popular works.
Cultural appropriation.
Róisín, Fariha.
Health -- Popular works.
Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
Mind and body -- Popular works.
Cultural appropriation.
ISBN:
9780063077089
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HEALTH Roi | Wheatley (Shandon) | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-307).