Do the Work: A Guide to Understanding Power and Creating Change — Paperback

Advocacy without understanding is just noise. For the families, educators, and community members who want to do more than show up — who want to understand the systems they're navigating, challenge the biases they carry, and create something more equitable in their corner of the world — this book is a place to start.

Do the Work is an interactive, illustrated guide to understanding power: where it comes from, who holds it, who is denied it, and what it takes to shift it. With reflection prompts, evocative illustrations, and accessible overviews of complex ideas, it's designed to be engaged with, not just read — a workbook as much as a book, designed for people who are ready to examine their own relationship to power and take meaningful steps toward change. For caregivers navigating systems that weren't designed for their families, for advocates working toward more inclusive communities, and for anyone who believes that equity isn't just an ideal but a practice — this is a thoughtful, challenging, and ultimately hopeful read.

We carry books at EOWD that support the whole community — including the advocates, allies, and changemakers who are doing the deeper work of creating a world where every person, including every neurodivergent person, belongs. This book is for them. Because understanding power is the first step to changing it.

This book supports advocacy education, equity awareness, systems understanding, and inclusion-focused personal growth. It is a supportive educational resource — not a substitute for professional guidance, legal advice, clinical support, or individualized advocacy services. Individual experiences with power, systems, and change vary widely. Always consult qualified professionals for legal, clinical, or advocacy-specific decisions.

Explore the guide that turns awareness into action.

Product Specs

• Authors: Megan Pillow and Roxane Gay
• Illustrator: Aurélia Durand
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6896-8
• Illustrated: Yes
• Dimensions: 20.8×16.0 cm (~8.2×6.3 in)
• Subject: Power, equity, advocacy, systems change, inclusion, social justice, personal growth
• Language: English

• Brand: Frances Lincoln
• Model/SKU: 9780711268968
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6896-8
• Vendor/Supplier: Books by splitShops (via Shopify Collective)