American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal [Paperback]

Kerri Kelly (Author), Rev. angel Kyodo Williams (Foreword)

Better, stronger, healthier, whole--the wellness industry promises us that with enough intention, investment, and positive thinking, weï¾’ll unlock our best selves and find meaning and purpose in a chaotic and confusing world.

The problem? Itï¾’s a lie.

The industry soars upwards of $650 billion a year, but weﾒre still isolated, insecure, and inequitable. ﾓWellnessﾔ isnﾒt making us well; itﾒs making us worse.

It diverts our attention and holds us back from asking the questions that do help us heal: Who gets to be well in America? Whoï¾’s harmed--and who's left out? And whatï¾’s the real-life cost of our obsession with self-improvement?

To be truly well, we donï¾’t need juice fasts or yoga fads. We need to detox from a culture rooted in perfectionism, white supremacy, and individualism--and move toward a model that embodies mutual responsibility and extends beyond self-help to collective care.

In American Detox, organizer, yoga activist, wellness disruptor, and CTZNWELL founder Kerri Kelly sounds the wake-up call. Itï¾’s time to commit to the radical work of unlearning the toxic messages weï¾’ve been fed--to resist, disrupt, and dream better futures of what wellness really means.