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“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.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness

“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.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness

“Remember, and feel free to remind white allies, that you don’t need permission from anyone to pursue self-care.

Invite them to spend less time policing POC behavior and more time investigating long-standing systems of oppression and their impact.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness

“Asking the survivors of abuse to captain personal improvement projects for members of the dominant culture adds to the chronic stress that already compromises our well-being.

Chronically expecting free labor, emotional or otherwise, is colonizer trash if I’ve ever seen it.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness