{"product_id":"9780593447482","title":"Reclaiming the Black Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential exploration of the overlooked impact of disordered eating among Black women—and a prescriptive road map to returning to peace and wholeness within our bodies, from the clinical therapist who founded Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting PLLC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood has \u003c\/i\u003ealways \u003ci\u003ebeen a political tool for the oppressor. And the body, especially the Black body, has always been one of its many battlegrounds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLicensed mental health therapist, somatic healer, and eating disorder specialist Alishia McCullough understands that for far too many Black women, the myriad effects of racial trauma have disrupted their most essential relationship: the one they have with their bodies—and by extension, with their food. African Americans are disproportionately impacted by disordered eating behaviors, yet their experiences are frequently overlooked by doctors and mental health experts. As a result, entire communities—our \u003ci\u003emost\u003c\/i\u003e vulnerable communities—are forced to navigate systems that are already primed to dismiss their needs, leaving them without proper care, or often even the language they need to identify what’s wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcCullough’s groundbreaking work radically validates the lived experiences and generational traumas of BIPOC communities. As part of a steadily growing movement among clinicians to “decolonize therapy,” McCullough rejects the patriarchal, white supremacist mindset that has dominated the field, and instead embraces a more integrated approach that seeks to understand disordered eating patterns by examining the psychological wounds left by centuries of racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together crucial history, compelling client stories, guided practice, and McCullough’s own experiences with disordered eating behaviors, \u003ci\u003eReclaiming the Black Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing, potentially life-saving book that illuminates the way home, back to the safety and comfort found within our bodies.","brand":"Alishia McCullough","offers":[{"title":"Random House Publishing Group |  Hardback  |  2025-01-14","offer_id":46019461415167,"sku":"9780593447482","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_18a9d41c-5ecd-4208-b581-3c966a931479.jpg?v=1723161834","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593447482","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}