Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between

Alex Iantaffi · Meg-John Barker

May 2019 · Jessica Kingsley Publishers

About this ebook

'The book we all need for this moment in time.' CN LESTER
'An absolute must read' FOX FISHER
'A genius book' LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW

Much of society's thinking operates in a highly rigid and binary manner; something is good or bad, right or wrong, a success or a failure, and so on. Challenging this limited way of thinking, this ground-breaking book looks at how non-binary methods of thought can be applied to all aspects of life, and offer new and greater ways of understanding ourselves and how we relate to others.

Using bisexual and non-binary gender experiences as a starting point, this book addresses the key issues with binary thinking regarding our relationships, bodies, emotions, wellbeing and our sense of identity and sets out a range of practices which may help us to think in more non-binary, both/and, or uncertain ways.

A truly original and insightful piece, this guide encourages reflection on how we view and understand the world we live in and how we all bend, blur or break society's binary codes.

Ratings and reviews

An excellent book overall if you're interested in learning more about a non-binary world. I consider myself fairly educated about this topic and I still found there was a lot of new stuff to digest, but the book was always written in a way that anyone can access its message. I do think, sometimes, the concepts can be difficult to wrap your head around but pauses are built into the book for this very reason. In addition to these small pauses there is an abundance of additional reading, both academic and non-academic, to digest afterwards. It's very clear the authors are knowledgable and have done their research ahead of time!

About the author

Meg-John Barker is an internationally recognised and hugely influential writer, therapist and thinker on gender, sex, relationships and mental health.

Alex Iantaffi is an internationally recognized independent scholar, speaker and writer on issues of gender, disability, sexuality and mental health. They are also a licensed marriage and family therapist, sex therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner and supervisor.