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Being In Your Body: A Journal for Self Love

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A guided, illustrated journal filled with empowering writing practices for approaching your body with compassion.

What would life be like without the negativity surrounding our bodies? Body shame, reinforced by socially entrenched beauty norms and intensified by social media, is incredibly difficult to shake. In this guided journal, author Fariha Róisín prompts you to explore a new language for thinking about your physical self.

Addressing concepts like “compare and despair” and the false connection between thinness and happiness, this journal walks you through the process of cultivating confidence in yourself, while advocating for a broader definition of beauty for all. It features sumptuous illustrations throughout and quotes contributed by a diverse array of body positive advocates, writers, and influencers.

Being In Your Body Features:

  • Paperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding
  • Two ribbon markers
  • Full-color design with illustrations throughout
  • Inspiring passages, quotes, and journaling prompts for exploring new ways of thinking about your physical self

Being In Your Body: A Journal for Self-Love and Body Positivity. Paperback. 144 pages.

Fariha Róisín is an Australian Canadian writer based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera, the Guardian, Vice, Fusion, the Village Voice, Teen Vogue, BuzzFeed, Medium, and others. In 2012, she began cohosting the podcast Two Brown Girls, which highlighted black and brown voices in film and TV, emphasizing the importance of representation. She resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

William ★★★★★

I’ve been journaling for years, but these illustrated prompts pull me into a completely different headspace—the ones about rewriting my inner critic are so gentle they made me tear up. Even on days I’m not in the mood to write deeply, flipping to a new page feels like a small act of self-respect. Th

Ellie ★★★★★

The prompts like “What would life be like without body shame?” really got me thinking in a new, gentler way. I love that the writing practices are guided, because I never know what to journal on my own. Already feeling more compassionate toward myself after just a few entries.