{"product_id":"american-detox-isbn-9781623177249","title":"American Detox","description":"\u003cb\u003e**An Amazon Editor's Pick in Best Nonfiction**\u003cbr\u003e“An intimate, honest, accountable, and thorough invitation into healing” -- adrienne maree brown, author of \u003ci\u003ePleasure Activism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is a powerhouse.” -- Ashley Judd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe myth of wellness is a lie. And until we learn to confront and dismantle its toxic systems, we can’t ever be well.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetter, stronger, healthier, whole--the wellness industry promises us that with enough intention, investment, and positive thinking, we’ll unlock our best selves and find meaning and purpose in a chaotic and confusing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe problem? It’s a lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe industry soars upwards of $650 billion a year, but we’re still isolated, insecure, and inequitable. “Wellness” isn’t making us well; it’s making us worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt diverts our attention and holds us back from asking the questions that \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e help us heal: \u003ci\u003eWho gets to be well in America? Who’s harmed--and who's left out? And what’s the real-life cost of our obsession with self-improvement?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo be truly well, we don’t need juice fasts or yoga fads. We need to detox from a culture rooted in perfectionism, white supremacy, and individualism--and move toward a model that embodies mutual responsibility and extends beyond self-help to collective care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Detox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, organizer, yoga activist, wellness disruptor, and CTZNWELL founder \u003cb\u003eKerri Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e sounds the wake-up call. It’s time to commit to the radical work of unlearning the toxic messages we’ve been fed--to resist, disrupt, and dream better futures of what \u003ci\u003ewellness\u003c\/i\u003e really means.\"With a crusader’s spirit and an activist’s mindset, Kelly joins a bounty of historical, sociological, and medical evidence in an informed understanding of how injustices intersect under the banner of wellness. Anyone interested in a more equitable approach to alternative medicine should read this.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"An intimate, honest, accountable, and thorough invitation into healing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—adrienne maree brown, author of \u003ci\u003ePleasure Activism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"American Detox\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a wake-up call but a call to remember that if some of us aren’t well, none of us are well.\"\u003cbr\u003e—MICHELLE C. JOHNSON, author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Refuge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA magnificent gem of a book that anyone who cares about healing, wellness, health care, justice, democracy, anti-racism, equality, and inner or outer peace must read.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—LISSA RANKIN, MD\u003ci\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eMind Over Medicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Urgent and unflinching.\"\u003cbr\u003e—NICOLE CARDOZA, founder of Reclamation Ventures, author, and magician\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a powerhouse.\"\u003cbr\u003e—ASHLEY JUDD, American actress and political activist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant call for the reimagining of what it means to be well in our world.\"\u003cbr\u003e—TARA BRACH, author of \u003ci\u003eTrusting the Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Detox\u003c\/i\u003e [reminds] us that we cannot purchase our way into well-being. It is built of the materials of interconnectedness and belonging, and without them we can’t manifest the highest form of wellness which is humanity’s wholeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e—SONYA RENEE TAYLOR, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Is Not an Apology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Kerri Kelly is radically committed to our well-being by teaching us how to 'be well'—within ourselves and with one another.”\u003cbr\u003e—LAYLA F. SAAD, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eMe and White Supremacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"American Detox\u003c\/i\u003e is a blueprint for collective wellness, from an activist and healer who walks the walk with integrity, grace, and a revolutionary love.\"\u003cbr\u003e—VALARIE KAUR, Sikh activist and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eSee No Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book offers the reframe that is needed in a culture desperately seeking wellness and perfection while being bankrupt of the remembrance of our inherent wholeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e—TRACEE STANLEY, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eRadiant Rest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Kerri, with her trademark dedication to fierce and honest self-examination, holds both herself and the culture of wellness accountable for the social dis-ease that continues to segregate health among its diverse citizenry.\"\u003cbr\u003e—SEANE CORN, author of \u003ci\u003eRevolution of the Soul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This book is a valiant, brave, and timely compass and tool that we need right now as so many navigate the often wild, predatory, and ailing space of the so-called wellness industry.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e— OCTAVIA RAHEEM, founder of Starshine \u0026amp; Clay, a meditation and yoga studio for Black women and women of color, and author of \u003ci\u003ePause, Rest, Be\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... a call-to-action to improve the wellness of our communities and the world at large, too.\"\u003cbr\u003e—SAH D’SIMONE, spiritual revolutionary and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003e5-Minute Daily Meditations\u003c\/i\u003eKERRI KELLY is the founder of CTZNWELL, a movement that is democratizing wellbeing for all. A descendant of generations of firemen and first responders, Kelly has dedicated her life to kicking down doors and fighting for justice. She’s been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging norms, disrupting systems and mobilizing people to act. A community organizer and wellness activist, Kelly is recognized across communities for her inspired work to bridge transformational practice with social justice. Kelly is a powerful facilitator, TED speaker and is the host of the prominent podcast CTZN. You can learn more about her work at kerrikelly.co and ctznwell.org. ","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302947934437,"sku":"NP9781623177249","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781623177249.jpg?v=1767721411","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/american-detox-isbn-9781623177249","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}