Description
A startling look at the booming wellness industry and the extraordinary power it wields today.
About the Author
Rina Raphael is a journalist who has covered the wellness industry for Fast Company magazine as well as for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Global Wellness Institute, among other outlets. Her industry newsletter, Well To Do, covers wellness trends and offers market analysis. Previously, she served as a senior producer and lifestyle editor at Today.com and NBCNews.com. She lives in Los Angeles.
Reviews
An excellent expose of the "wellness" industry * Daily Telegraph *
Excellent ... Rina really knows her shit ... I'm so grateful for this book -- Jameela Jamil
Next-level revelatory ... You'll never look at an Instagram ad for organic face wash the same way again -- Sarah Knight, internationally-bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
Dives deeply and thoroughly into the pros and cons of the [wellness] industry -- Jennifer George * ELLE *
An index of the contemporary West's most mindless fads ... Tells a story bigger than its purported subject * The Times *
Playful but thought-provoking ... For a light-hearted look at an industry that is dominating a lot of our lives, this one's a good read * Service95 *
A revealing new book ... The vast wellness industry, its place in women's lives and what this says about the state of the world today * Sunday Times Style *
Navigates the false promises, fads and filters ... and asks how we can build a better well-being movement * The Face *
It's so nuanced, it's so well-researched ... and I loved it -- Venetia La Manna
Her aim isn't to demonise wellness ... What she does is unmask the way that the wellness industry has taken good ideas about nutrition and fitness and made it into this individualist mandate that's filled with fear and productivity pressure -- Jessica Grose * The New York Times *
A bubbly and engagingly thorough dissection of the modern wellness industry * Atlantic *
An utterly juicy deep dive for wellness devotees and skeptics alike. The perfect balance of criticism and empathy for a movement that meant well -- Jane Marie, creator and host of The Dream
The intimate balance she strikes between her skeptical, curious investigation and her honest relationship with consumerism gives The Gospel of Wellness its intelligent, emotional punch -- Salon.com
A deeply honest look from a woman's perspective ... a well needed antidote to the usual victim-blaming and cruel optimism by helping us see the wider structural and social issues underlying our cultural angst -- Ronald E. Purser, author of McMindfulness
Readable, entertaining, surprising, and illuminating -- Harriet Brown, author of Body of Truth and Brave Girl Eating
A smart, reassuring read that you'll want to keep on hand for the next time Instagram tries to convince you that this supplement or that expensive new workout trend is The One -- Virginia Sole-Smith, author of The Eating Instinct
Shows us with startling prose why this industry deserves more scrutiny and oversight -- Nick Bilton, New York Times bestselling-author of American Kingpin
You'll never hear the phrases "natural," or "free from harsh chemicals,"' "detox," "clean eating," or "cleanse" the same way again -- Katherine Goldstein, journalist and creator of The Double Shift podcast
Entertaining ... The pleasure of this book is that it is an inside job: a series of dispatches from the other side of the looking glass * Guardian *
Acutely aware of the pressures put on women ... Raphael speaks from experience [and] warns against a lucrative wellness industry that she argues preys on people's desperation for a 'quick fix' to being exhausted, overworked and over-stimulated by our busy society -- Sandy Rashty * Jewish Chronicle *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788168236
Author Rina Raphael
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 154mm * 32mm