KERRI KELLY is the founder of CTZNWELL, a movement that is democratizing wellbeing for all. A descendant of generations of firemen and first responders, Kelly has dedicated her life to kicking down doors and fighting for justice. She's been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging norms, disrupting systems and mobilizing people to act. A community organizer and wellness activist, Kelly is recognized across communities for her inspired work to bridge transformational practice with social justice. Kelly is a powerful facilitator, TED speaker and is the host of the prominent podcast CTZN. You can learn more about her work at kerrikelly.co and ctznwell.org.
"With a crusader’s spirit and an activist’s mindset, Kelly joins a
bounty of historical, sociological, and medical evidence in an
informed understanding of how injustices intersect under the banner
of wellness. Anyone interested in a more equitable approach to
alternative medicine should read this."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"An intimate, honest, accountable, and thorough invitation into
healing."
—adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism
"American Detox is not only a wake-up call but a call to remember
that if some of us aren’t well, none of us are well."
—MICHELLE C. JOHNSON, author of Finding Refuge
A magnificent gem of a book that anyone who cares about healing,
wellness, health care, justice, democracy, anti-racism, equality,
and inner or outer peace must read."
—LISSA RANKIN, MD, New York Times best-selling author of Mind Over
Medicine
"Urgent and unflinching."
—NICOLE CARDOZA, founder of Reclamation Ventures, author, and
magician
"This book is a powerhouse."
—ASHLEY JUDD, American actress and political activist
"A brilliant call for the reimagining of what it means to be well
in our world."
—TARA BRACH, author of Trusting the Gold
"American Detox [reminds] us that we cannot purchase our way into
well-being. It is built of the materials of interconnectedness and
belonging, and without them we can’t manifest the highest form of
wellness which is humanity’s wholeness."
—SONYA RENEE TAYLOR, author of the New York Times best seller, The
Body Is Not an Apology
"Kerri Kelly is radically committed to our well-being by teaching
us how to 'be well'—within ourselves and with one another.”
—LAYLA F. SAAD, New York Times best-selling author of Me and White
Supremacy
"American Detox is a blueprint for collective wellness, from an
activist and healer who walks the walk with integrity, grace, and a
revolutionary love."
—VALARIE KAUR, Sikh activist and best-selling author of See No
Stranger
"This book offers the reframe that is needed in a culture
desperately seeking wellness and perfection while being bankrupt of
the remembrance of our inherent wholeness."
—TRACEE STANLEY, best-selling author of Radiant Rest
"Kerri, with her trademark dedication to fierce and honest
self-examination, holds both herself and the culture of wellness
accountable for the social dis-ease that continues to segregate
health among its diverse citizenry."
—SEANE CORN, author of Revolution of the Soul
"This book is a valiant, brave, and timely compass and tool that we
need right now as so many navigate the often wild, predatory, and
ailing space of the so-called wellness industry."
— OCTAVIA RAHEEM, founder of Starshine & Clay, a meditation and
yoga studio for Black women and women of color, and author of
Pause, Rest, Be
"... a call-to-action to improve the wellness of our communities
and the world at large, too."
—SAH D’SIMONE, spiritual revolutionary and best-selling author of
5-Minute Daily Meditations
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