Some of Our Favorite Book Recommendations to Support Your Journey
Written by: Gabriela Olguin-Flores, RD
We’ve compiled a list of book recommendations to aid those who wish to get introspective about their relationship with food, body, and self especially through learning from other perspectives that could be both familiar and different. For your convenience, we have links to each of the books via BookShop. You’ll notice we did not list Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole, however this list was curated in mind for those wishing to dig in deeper in the unlearning process. As of January 2024, you can find the 4th edition of Intuitive Eating, which many of these books reference while others dig into body liberation work.
If interviews catch your interest more than books, many of these authors have their own podcasts or have been guests on podcasts which may be more enjoyable for your learning preferences.
Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life by Alissa Rumsey
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison
The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses- and Find Your True Well-Being by Christy Harrison
Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation by Dalia Kinsey
Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation by Dana Sturtevant and Hilary Kinavey
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison
It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD
Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex: How to Resist, Disrupt, and Reclaim What it Means to Be Fit in American Culture edited by Justice Roe Williams, Roc Rochon, and Lawrence Koval
Conquer Picky Eating for Teens and Adults: Activities and Strategies for Selective Eaters by Katja Rowell and Jenny McGlothlin
Helping Your Child With Extreme Picky Eating: A Step by Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversions, and Feeding Disorders by Katja Rowell, Jenny McGlothlin
Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
More Than a Body: Your Body is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia by Sabrina Strings
How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence by Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith
Let us know what other books you’ve been reading lately or ones that you’d add to the list!
