Thanks to this book, I have been given an entirely new way to think about things. I will most likely be referring back to this book often. I consider myself in eating disorder recovery because while I’m not starving myself anymore or over exercising, there are still battles I fight to survive and thrive. Below are excerpts from the book I found particularly helpful and useful: - Any body standard is toxic. - You can have a bad body image day and still be a bad ass. - A thin person can walk down the street eating an ice cream cone without an ounce of judgment from anyone they pass and a fat person cannot. Those living in larger bodies are subjected to negative discrimination in employment, education, and healthcare even in relationships. - Before we judge anyone or compare their struggles with our own, we have to Understand how much of human experience is unquantifiable. - We should not feel guilty about doing whats best for ourselves. Ask yourself what makes the most sense for you? - One of the many reasons we should never comment on a person‘s body is we don’t know the measures. It has taken to have that body. - What would it look like if we rephrased workout and exercise with the word movement. - When you separate exercise from having the sole goal of changing your body and instead allow it to be a place for repair, release, rejuvenation it’s likely you’ll find freedom in your new movement practice. - All movement is valid movement. When you put your body and needs first, whatever shows up is what you needed that day. Remember your body is wise. and you are a living miracle. Trust yourself. on your neutral movement journey.