Summary of Sonya Renee Taylor's The Body Is Not an Apology

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The biggest flaw of investing time in self-esteem and self-confidence is that they do not provide a means to reorient your life toward justice and compassion.

Self-esteem and self-confidence are not scalable, and they are ultimately doomed to fail if they are fueled by ego and external factors.#2 Self-acceptance is often used as a synonym for acquiescence.

We accept the things we can't change. We accept death because we have no control over their arbitrary and indifferent arrival at our door.#3 Moving from body shame to radical self-love is a road of inquiry and insight.

We will need to ask ourselves tough questions from a place of grace and grounding.#4 Radical self-love is deeper, wider, and more expansive than self-confidence or self-esteem.

It is not just about loving ourselves, but about loving ourselves in a way that is different from the way we love others.