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Self-help Journaling

Being in Your Body (Guided Journal)

A Journal for Self-Love and Body Positivity

by (author) Fariha Róisín

illustrated by Monica Ramos

Publisher
Abrams Noterie
Initial publish date
Sep 2019
Category
Journaling, Self-Esteem, Guided Journals
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781419738289
    Publish Date
    Sep 2019
    List Price
    $21.99

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Description

An illustrated journal filled with empowering writing practices for approaching your body with compassion.

What would life be like without the negativity surrounding our bodies? Body shame, reinforced by socially entrenched beauty norms and intensified by social media, is incredibly difficult to shake. In Being in Your Body, author Fariha Róisín prompts you to explore a new language for thinking about your physical self. Addressing concepts like "compare and despair" and the false connection between thinness and happiness, this journal walks you through the process of cultivating confidence in yourself, while advocating for a broader definition of beauty for all. It features sumptuous illustrations throughout and quotes contributed by a diverse array of body positive advocates, writers, and influencers, including Amanda de Cadnet, Alok Vaid Menon, Safia Elhillo, Vivek Shraya, and Jenna Wortham.

Special Features

  • Paperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding
  • Two ribbon markers
  • Full-color design with illustrations throughout
  • Inspiring passages, quotes, and journaling prompts for exploring new ways of thinking about your body

Check out Fariha Róisín’s book of poetry, How to Cure a Ghost.

About the authors

Fariha Róisín is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Ontario, Canada. She was raised in Sydney, Australia, and is based in Los Angeles, California. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. Her work has pioneered a refreshing and renewed conversation about wellness, contemporary Islam, and queer identities, and has appeared in the New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Vice, Village Voice, and others.

Fariha Róisín's profile page

Monica Ramos' profile page