Radical self-love is the foundation of all human love. It is our inherent and original relationship with ourselves and our bodies. It is the intrinsic knowledge that we are divine, we are enough, and we arrived on this planet deserving of connection, community, joy, pleasure, and abundant love. Radical self-love is the choice to unapologetically love and value ourselves even when the world tells us otherwise.

Our embodiment of this love and the work we do to divest ourselves from the systems of body shame and body terrorism are not only about our individual well-being but also the cornerstones of how we dismantle those same systems in the world at large. Humans’ interdependence requires that whatever transformation and justice we seek for ourselves we seek for the bodies of others. If your radical self-love does not work to ensure a planet where everyone has access to their own unobstructed pathway to self-love, then it ain’t radical self-love.

As you integrate the work you have done on these pages, consider how you can expand this work in your own life and in the lives of others. How can your radical self-love journey create a more just, equitable, and compassionate world? Because only then can we truly create a world that works for everybody and every body!

Your Radical Self-Love Journey

Reflect on the following questions.

What are the four most powerful epiphanies you have had about yourself since starting this book?

What are four negative body beliefs you had about yourself that have been challenged since beginning this work?

What body terrorism systems were at play in your internalized experiences of body shame?

What are five strategies you have developed since reading this book to interrupt the voice of body shame when it arises in you?

Radical Self-Love beyond Your Body

After completing this workbook by answering the questions as they relate to your body and experience, return to the beginning and reflect on the questions based on the ideas, thoughts, and behaviors you have had about other people’s bodies. As you explore how body shame and systems of body terrorism have impacted you, you also have the opportunity to explore how those systems have impacted the lives and bodies of others. Through this reflection you may notice places where you can learn more about the experiences of other groups and bodies and how you can work alongside others to eradicate all forms of body terrorism.

What are three areas of body terrorism that you will commit to learn more about that do not directly impact your body?

What are three groups or organizations you will commit to learn more about that address systemic issues of body terrorism?

Create a mantra for how you will help
create a world of radical self-love.