KARA RICHARDSON WHITELY


The Weight of Being A Memoir


A powerful testimony about the disrespect, bullying, and abuse heaped on fat people in America


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n the weight of being,kara richardson Whitely shares the most intimate aspects of life as she experiences it as a 300-pound


woman—detailing all the ways her body affects her marriage, her sex life, her children, her career, and even her friendships. Whitely’s first book, Gorge—a memoir of her journey to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro—was celebrated in national publications from the New York Times Book Review to Redbook magazine, which called it “one of five fabulous, possibly life-changing books.” Whitely’s new book is once again deeply personal, but also universal; it’s one of living as a fat woman in America, where fat prejudice is rampant despite our nation’s pandemic of obesity. The Weight of Being reveals this epic contradiction by reminding us that people of all sizes are deserving of esteem, dignity, and respect.


KARA RICHARDSON WHITELY is a motivational speaker and journalist, and the author of Gorge: My Journey up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds. She lives in Summit, New Jersey.


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