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A review by katharina90
Who Is Wellness For?: An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind by Fariha Róisín
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
This book is first and foremost a memoir and describes the author's abusive childhood and how her lived experience has informed her views on "wellness".
This book is not an in-depth critique of the wellness industry in the West with all its harmful cultural appropriation, classism, fatphobia, capitalist overconsumption, etc.
You can catch glimpses of many those critiques but the author only scratches the surface and frequently relies on quotes from others to get her point across which makes her analysis feel unoriginal.
This book is not an in-depth critique of the wellness industry in the West with all its harmful cultural appropriation, classism, fatphobia, capitalist overconsumption, etc.
You can catch glimpses of many those critiques but the author only scratches the surface and frequently relies on quotes from others to get her point across which makes her analysis feel unoriginal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, and Sexual violence
Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Racism