Decolonizing Wellness
Dalia Kinsey
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Your existence is a testament to the body wisdom of your ancestors.”
“You don’t have to dedicate your precious time to attempting to get faux allies to understand that while they are clearly the center of their universe, they are not the center of yours.”
“You can’t drink a green smoothie and cure the damage of unrelenting stress and the low grade terror that comes with possibly being attacked, humiliated or harmed at any moment for simply existing.”
“White supremacy culture would have us believe that wealth is a cure all for systemic oppression, focusing on institutionalized discrimination. In reality, building community and spending time in affirming spaces is a far more powerful treatment for the damage systemic oppression does to the body.”
“We can’t “green smoothie” away the damage of systemic racism and homophobia.”
“Wanting to not feel anything in response to physical and mental beatdowns is a normal response to systemic oppression. When the pain is just too much, overeating leaves you feeling sedated. This is a useful short-term coping mechanism. But the problem is the effect doesn’t last.”
“Ultimately, body liberation is about freeing yourself from the commodification of your body, rejecting the use of your body as a tool of capitalism, and claiming your freedom. It’s about abandoning colonized ideas of acceptability and reclaiming the freedom to live your life on your terms and use your body as a vehicle for your pleasure and exploration of the world.”
“The mind us very resilient and very invested in your preservation. It will do what it must protect you. Many reactions to chronic abuse may seem illogical or unhelpful when we look at them with a critical eye but the brain and the body do what they have to do to survive. In an attempt to protect you from future harm, your brain and body may either develop a heightened sensitivity to threats of discrimination or they may resort to numbness. Race based traumatic stress injuries can come from direct experiences of one on one racism, but they can also be triggered by witnessing racism.”
“The mind is very resilient and very invested in your preservation. It will do what it must protect you. Many reactions to chronic abuse may seem illogical or unhelpful when we look at them with a critical eye but the brain and the body do what they have to do to survive. In an attempt to protect you from future harm, your brain and body may either develop a heightened sensitivity to threats of discrimination or they may resort to numbness. Race based traumatic stress injuries can come from direct experiences of one on one racism, but they can also be triggered by witnessing racism.”
“The idea that there is a right and a wrong way to do everything is a very colonize dichotomous way of seeing the world.”
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Book Keywords:
racism, liberation, wellness, mindfulness, decolonization, allyship, widsom, eating, health, ancestorsrs
