Women Living Deliciously
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In this bold, illustrated guide, bestselling author and podcaster Florence Given encourages women to rediscover their joy, reject toxic wellness culture, and redefine feminism for themselves.
Women Living Deliciously wants us to fall in love with our lives. It will help women uncover the sense of awe and wonder that has been buried by the layers of shame, perfectionism and self-objectification that get piled on us by the patriarchy. For too long we have internalized the belief that our bodies are things to be looked at—instead of lived in. That it’s embarrassing to fully express ourselves. That we cannot trust the parts of ourselves that are so full of desire.
This book will unpack the many barriers women face when trying to access joy so that they can discover the delicious life that’s theirs for the taking.
International-bestselling author Florence Given wants to restore your lust for life and your sense of agency, giving you the courage and permission to inch closer to the wildly expansive life that you FULLY deserve—not in the future, not when you’re perfect, not when you’re prettier—but right now.
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This rousing guide from activist Given (Women Don't Owe You Pretty) urges women to break out of rigid, socially prescribed roles and "take center fucking stage as the main character in your life." Highlighting social messaging that demands women make themselves thinner, more conventionally attractive, and more focused on pleasing others, Given argues that such messages distract women from the increasing abuses of the patriarchal state while causing them to miss out on their own lives. Once readers become aware of such damaging narratives in advertisements and popular culture, they can find the right answers to questions like "Why does getting dressed always make me feel crap?" ("It might be because you believed you needed to prove yourself with every outfit," Given writes.) Explaining how readers can discover their own voices, she recommends being "brutally fucking honest about the things in our lives we do out of obligation," as well as tuning in to how emotions register in one's body. Given's chatty tone is an effective conduit for her sound advice, which often boils down to "choosing what feels good," and she cheerfully exposes the subtle manifestations of patriarchal oppression (medications that are tested exclusively on men; cars and phones designed for male bodies) without underplaying their dire effects. Readers will feel empowered. Illus.
