About this book
An intimate and uniinching memoir exploring Mia Kang's journey from self-loathing to self-love Mia Kang is many things: a sought-after model, an immigrant, an eating disorder survivor, and a Muay Thai i?ghter. Her i?rst book, Knockout, is the story of how she eschewed normative body standards and learned to use martial arts to redei?ne her sense of self-worth. In a charming, i?erce, and intimate voice, Kang invites readers into her world. She once lived and died by her weight, but she is now dei?ned by her coni?dence in being a woman who lives outside the mold of what we're taught is "e;feminine."e; After dealing with bullying, addiction, body dysmorphia, anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts, Mia acknowledges that she is lucky to still be alive to tell readers what she's learned: to not let anyone else dictate who you are supposed to be.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. YOU ARE NOT YOUR PAST
- 2. THE LOVE NOTE
- 3. A NUMBER ON THE SCALE
- 4. A SLIPPERY SLOPE
- 5. BEANS AND YOGURT
- 6. THIGH-GAP YEAR
- 7. UNI AND ME
- 8. REPRESSED MEMORIES
- 9. CATWALKS TO CAP GAINS
- 10. NYC TO MEET YOU
- 11. MUAY THAI
- 12. MY PURPOSE
- 13. TRAIN HARD, FIGHT EASY: HOW I LIVE NOW
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments