Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton (Format used for this read: Audiobook) A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME… Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Cover girl. Reality star. These are labels that have been attached to Paris Hilton by others. Founder. Entrepreneur. Pop Culture Maker. Innovator. Survivor. Activist. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mom.…
Fitness for Everyone by Louise Green (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) Okay so I know this isn’t EXACTLY a “read” per se, but it IS a book I just finished diving into so I def wanted to share! This is another FANTASTIC, inclusive book I use as a resource as a fitness professional. I…
Fitness for Every Body by Meg Boggs From body-positive Instagram influencer and content creator Meg Boggs, an inclusive and empowering fitness and lifestyle guide to inspire readers of every shape and size. For years, Meg Boggs believed the narrative told to her by society: she thought that as a plus-sized woman, she could never be fit; she…
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years…
Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon PhD Fat isn’t the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn’t match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates “thin” with “healthy” is the problem.The solution? Health at Every Size. Tune in to your body’s…
I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi (Format used for this book: Audiobook) “With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I’m Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out…
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. Real talk: I have been trying to get myself to write this review for about an hour now. As you can tell by the title, this book was quite an intimate and personal read for me….and I seriously was debating even writing a review for it AT…
Anti Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) Every now and then I pick up a book and it really shakes me to my core. As I’m reading the words on a page, it’s like little lightbulbs of awareness start to turn…
The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I am going to come right out and tell yall straight up here that I have had issues with loving and accepting my body almost my entire life. Those issues began when I…
How To Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice (Format used for this read: Print) Before I start this review, I will tell yall straight up that I went into this book 100% biased… I am a BIG fan of Jemar Tisby. One of my tremendous friends/mentors, Kristina, introduced me to his…