What Most "Wellness" Spaces Do To Women of Color
I recently posted a couple of comments to an IG post by an inspirational woman I follow on the social media app (@yogaracheal), and then really got to thinking about the provocative question she was asking. Her post was just these two simple words: "I'm tired..." and the caption started off with an exasperated "over the years I've talked about the anxiety of being in most wellness spaces." And I was like, "Hell, yeah, girl. I know what you mean."
In January 2014, I weighed almost 300 lbs. I wore a size 22/24 pant, and I was out of breath before I got to the street from my apartment building. I decided then that I was going to get better, and (most importantly) feel better. Long story short, I lost about 80 lbs in 11 months by changing my habits and developing a love for physical movement. I joined a virtual community and gained an empathetic fitness coach and online support system, which was great...but it was very, very, very white. Like, …
In January 2014, I weighed almost 300 lbs. I wore a size 22/24 pant, and I was out of breath before I got to the street from my apartment building. I decided then that I was going to get better, and (most importantly) feel better. Long story short, I lost about 80 lbs in 11 months by changing my habits and developing a love for physical movement. I joined a virtual community and gained an empathetic fitness coach and online support system, which was great...but it was very, very, very white. Like, …
