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A review by bgoodbookclub
Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul by Evette Dionne
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Weightless has the potential to be my favorite book of 2022 and I've read 108 books so far this year so that's saying something. This book is so important and everyone should read it.
The Celebrities, Weight Loss, and Us chapter spoke to me so deeply. About 10 years ago I lost a noticeable amount of weight before due to illness from stress and earlier this year I watched the same thing happen to my mom. In both instances, I was overwhelmed by the amount of compliments that we received for losing weight. Little did these commenters know, it was due to sickness. From being unable to eat and being nauseous nonstop. It was sickening to me to see that we were being complimented on weight that we were losing due to bad situations. As someone who was incredibly skinny in elementary and middle school, I often had the inverse effect of adults commenting on my body about how I needed to get some meat on my bones. I've learned that there will always be comments, no matter your body type or situation.
A HUGE thank you to BiblioLifestyle and Ecco Books for the gifted copy of this book!
The Celebrities, Weight Loss, and Us chapter spoke to me so deeply. About 10 years ago I lost a noticeable amount of weight before due to illness from stress and earlier this year I watched the same thing happen to my mom. In both instances, I was overwhelmed by the amount of compliments that we received for losing weight. Little did these commenters know, it was due to sickness. From being unable to eat and being nauseous nonstop. It was sickening to me to see that we were being complimented on weight that we were losing due to bad situations. As someone who was incredibly skinny in elementary and middle school, I often had the inverse effect of adults commenting on my body about how I needed to get some meat on my bones. I've learned that there will always be comments, no matter your body type or situation.
A HUGE thank you to BiblioLifestyle and Ecco Books for the gifted copy of this book!