The origin of 'The Body is Not an Apology'

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The idea of 'The Body is Not an Apology' came from a conversation with a friend who shared her fears about unintended pregnancy. The speaker, with a background in sexuality health, asked pointed questions and learned that her friend was not using condoms due to her cerebral palsy. In response, the speaker told her friend that her body is not an apology, realizing the ways in which she herself had given her body away as an apology. This insight led to the inception of the concept.

Following Glennon’s diagnosis, she, Abby, and Amanda go deep with Sonya Renee Taylor - author of The Body is Not an Apology – exploring the personal and global promise of Radical Self Love:

1. Examining the way we talk to our bodies – and how to change negative self-dialogue.

2. How to shift from a relationship with our body based on dominance and control to a relationship based on trust.

3. The pitfalls of “body positivity.”

4. Recognizing this global moment we are in as a gift inviting us to collective Self Love.

5. The full life that is possible only if we stop believing our body is our enemy, and start seeing our body as a teammate.

About Sonya:

Sonya Renee Taylor is a world-renowned activist, award-winning artist, transformational thought leader, author of six books including The New York Times best selling The Body is Not an Apology, and founder of the international movement and digital media and education company of the same name whose work has reached millions of people by exploring the intersections of identity, healing, and social justice using a radical self-love framework. She continues to speak, teach,write, create, and transform lives globally.

IG: sonyareneetaylor

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