Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-Love

by Sonya Renee Taylor

Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook is a hands-on companion to the bestselling The Body Is Not an Apology, created for readers who are ready to move from understanding radical self-love to actively practicing it. Rather than staying in theory, this workbook offers structured exercises and reflective prompts designed to help dismantle body shame and build a life rooted in compassion, authenticity, and justice.

Grounded in Sonya Renee Taylor’s four pillars of radical self-love, the workbook invites readers to engage creatively and imperfectly—through journaling, drawing, conversations with trusted people, and gentle risk-taking. The emphasis is on process over perfection, encouraging readers to let go of performance and embrace honesty, curiosity, and growth. This makes the workbook especially supportive for folks who feel overwhelmed by traditional self-help or who struggle with perfectionism.

At 176 pages, this workbook is well-suited for individual reflection, therapy or coaching support, book clubs, and group learning spaces focused on embodiment, healing, and liberation.

Why I recommend this book

I recommend Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook because radical self-love is not just something you read about; it’s something you practice. This is a resource I often suggest to people who feel deeply impacted by body shame and want tangible ways to work with it in their everyday lives. The exercises are accessible, adaptable, and intentionally non-performative, which makes this workbook especially powerful for folks navigating disability, trauma, or perfectionism. It’s a compassionate guide for turning insight into action, at your own pace.