"In a world where self-care is critical to survival Gordon offers a revolutionary perspective
that celebrates individuals' unique privileges challenges and desires. By defying the norms
of multi-billion-dollar industries Hood Wellness illuminates the possibilities that emerge
when we prioritize well-being while divesting from harmful structures. Hood Wellness is also a
deep exploration of people forced to overcome harrowing circumstances with little more than
communal support and the will to get well. From terminal illness and police violence to
embracing gender identity in a society that's attacking trans and queer rights each story
reflects America's extreme political racial and gender climates. Gordon challenges everything
we think we know about wellness by calling out the wellness industry's inability to include
those outside the margins of white heteronormative identities. She lays plain that self-care
as we know it is mostly just surface-level "cute " and communal care is the call-to-action that
America needs. Drawing on elements of memoir self-help humor critical race theory and
devastatingly honest storytelling Gordon guides readers on a transformative journey toward a
new paradigm of wellness"--
