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The Awakened Body

How I Lost 140 Pounds, Found Myself and Those Magic Shoes

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Pub Date 14 Sep 2025 | Archive Date 16 Nov 2025


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The Awakened Body is a raw, relatable journey of reclaiming health, hope, and purpose in midlife. After decades of dieting and disconnection, Ray Walker awakened to the quiet wisdom of her body—and everything changed. With humor, heart, and hard-won insights, she shares how true wellness begins when we finally stop chasing a number and start honoring our inner truth.

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What if your greatest transformation began not with a diet, but with a decision to listen to your body?

Later in life, Ray faced a medical crisis that became her wake-up call. After years of ignoring what her body had been trying to say—and a lifetime of trying to shrink herself—she didn’t just lose 140 pounds; she found her health and something even more powerful: the self she hadn’t realized she’d lost.

The Awakened Body is part memoir, part wellness guide, and a heartfelt invitation to explore your own transformation. Written with humor, honesty, and grace, Ray shares what it really took for her to stop vetoing her body’s signals, start paying attention, and do the work that—as if by magic—led to the weight falling away. This isn’t a story about perfection—it’s a story about intention, about choosing differently, and about what becomes possible when you finally come home to yourself.

Whether you’ve tried every diet or never started one, this book offers practical tools and meaningful support to help you learn how to reconnect with your inner wisdom—and awaken the version of yourself you were always meant to become.

If you're ready to stop fighting your body and start listening to it, let's get this shift started.

The Awakened Body is a raw, relatable journey of reclaiming health, hope, and purpose in midlife. After decades of dieting and disconnection, Ray Walker awakened to the quiet wisdom of her body—and...


A Note From the Publisher
Ray Walker spent years out of sync with her body—until she was forced to listen to its wisdom and stop chasing skinny. That shift changed everything. When she shifted her focus from weight loss to health, she discovered a lighter, lasting way of living. She wrote The Awakened Body to inspire others to find their way. With her dog, Olive, by her side, she enjoys joyful movement, camping, and creating healthy, delicious recipes to share with friends—in person and online (via blog and YouTube). Music feeds her soul, and when it’s live, she’s the one in the front row, heart open, unapologetically dancing like no one is watching.

Ray Walker spent years out of sync with her body—until she was forced to listen to its wisdom and stop chasing skinny. That shift changed everything. When she shifted her focus from weight loss to...


Advance Praise

"The Awakened Body by Ray Walker is a well-written memoir that takes readers through Ray’s transformative journey of self-discovery and her 140-pound weight loss. Ray discusses a series of challenges and battles with her body since childhood . . . In this book, she motivates readers with similar challenges to seek change, break free from diet culture, overcome food addictions, connect with their inner wisdom, listen to their bodies, and manage cravings. Ray further explores critical topics such as the four pillars of health, the definition and common signs of food addiction, food as a path to mindfulness and spiritual growth, breaking mental blocks, and more." - Readers' Favorite

"The Awakened Body by Ray Walker is a well-written memoir that takes readers through Ray’s transformative journey of self-discovery and her 140-pound weight loss. Ray discusses a series of challenges...


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ISBN 9798891328174
PRICE US$16.99 (USD)
PAGES 232

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