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Karen Walrond

Autor de The Beauty of Different

4 Obras 73 Miembros 6 Reseñas

Obras de Karen Walrond

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I loved this just as I loved the author's first book. She has an amazing blend of memoir and then shared stories with others (which are basically interviews but better), and I truly enjoy how she writes and shares her journey. I'm also loving how many people are now "reclaiming" aging and all that it entails as it's inspiring me being someone now closer to fifty than I was to forty.
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spinsterrevival | otra reseña | Nov 14, 2023 |
Walrond, Karen. Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Bit of Hell. Broadleaf Books, October 2023.
Thank you, Broadleaf Books and Publishers Weekly, for the ebook galley of Radiant Rebellion.

Radiant Rebellion is not only a self-help book but also an eye-opening call to action and activism against ageism. The book is full of wise and insightful words. It’s positive, inspiring, uplifting, and empowering.

The book includes various interviews with women who are experts (including authors) on the topic at hand, or at least who are friends and colleagues who have plenty of relevant wisdom/knowledge and advice. I especially like when Giyen talks about her vipassana meditation retreat and meditation in general. You get to read positive twists on aging and criticisms of ageism—which permeates our society.

One of the many interviewees is Tarana Burke!

The author's family immigrated from Trinidad when she was a kid, and her mother and grandmother said some colonized/internalized racism stuff that the author came to reject. The stuff about obeah and Orissa is fascinating—Indigenous African magic and mysticism. She comes to learn about it for real as an adult seeking spirituality that suits her.

The back of the book features a toolkit—so you can create your own “radiant rebellion.”

“Joyful aging” sounds like a no-brainer for me. Except for the achy joints. But that’s what acupuncture, heating pads, and cannabis are for. For years, I’ve observed that wisdom, insight, and life experience are so important and enriching. These traits also make people in their forties and up more interesting than people in their twenties—unless you're so shallow you think looks are everything (eye roll). This book takes it further than my thoughts about wisdom and insight and opens up so much more. This is a book about aging I can get behind.
What’s this about aging and depression? Depression is for when you’re young and brainwashed by your abusers and haters... before you come to realize the shit they say and do is about them, not you. Depression is for before you start taking your boundaries seriously and purging your life of narcissists and sociopaths. For empaths, this is a major reason why it’s great to have the wisdom and insight that comes with age.

Fortunately, the author gets it... and has facts and statistics on our side. The book covers the anti-aging industry, advertising, corporations, and sociology all promoting anti-aging and the increase of this in recent years.

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swigget | otra reseña | Sep 15, 2023 |
I loved this; it’s this beautiful read that combines memoir, interviews with awesome people, and a how-to guide at incorporating activism into your life.
 
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spinsterrevival | Nov 24, 2021 |

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Obras
4
Miembros
73
Popularidad
#240,526
Valoración
½ 4.5
Reseñas
6
ISBNs
13

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