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The Pain We Carry
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
4.41
543
The Pain We Carry Summary
The Pain We Carry 94%
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022
4.41
543 ratings
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem • 2017
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
4.38
12k+
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands 93%
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
by Resmaa Menakem 2017
4.38
12k+ ratings
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma
by Gail Parker • 2020
Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.
4.60
152
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma Summary
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma 92%
Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.
by Gail Parker 2020
4.60
152 ratings
Black Fatigue
by Mary-Frances Winters • 2020
The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.
4.41
1k+
Black Fatigue Summary
Black Fatigue 92%
The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.
by Mary-Frances Winters 2020
4.41
1k+ ratings
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
by Joy DeGruy Leary • 2005
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
4.49
2k+
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Summary
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome 92%
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
by Joy DeGruy Leary 2005
4.49
2k+ ratings
You Are Your Best Thing
by Tarana Burke • 2021
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
4.51
8k+
You Are Your Best Thing Summary
You Are Your Best Thing 92%
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
by Tarana Burke 2021
4.51
8k+ ratings
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
by Rheeda Walker • 2020
Racism sabotages your mind and body. Build an active mental shield that actually works.
4.24
720
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health Summary
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health 92%
Racism sabotages your mind and body. Build an active mental shield that actually works.
by Rheeda Walker 2020
4.24
720 ratings
After the Rain
by Alexandra Elle • 2020
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
4.17
4k+
After the Rain Summary
After the Rain 91%
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
by Alexandra Elle 2020
4.17
4k+ ratings
The Enneagram for Black Liberation
by Chichi Agorom • 2022
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
4.59
199
The Enneagram for Black Liberation Summary
The Enneagram for Black Liberation 91%
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
by Chichi Agorom 2022
4.59
199 ratings
Healing Collective Trauma
by Thomas Hübl • 2020
Trauma pools across generations and cultures, not just minds. The deepest release requires a group.
4.16
328
Healing Collective Trauma Summary
Healing Collective Trauma 91%
Trauma pools across generations and cultures, not just minds. The deepest release requires a group.
by Thomas Hübl 2020
4.16
328 ratings
Under Our Skin
by Benjamin Watson • 2015
Racism is sin, not sociology. An NFL player on why healing must start in the heart.
4.37
2k+
Under Our Skin Summary
Under Our Skin 91%
Racism is sin, not sociology. An NFL player on why healing must start in the heart.
by Benjamin Watson 2015
4.37
2k+ ratings
Forgiveness
by Marina Cantacuzino • 2022
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
4.19
78
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 91%
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
by Marina Cantacuzino 2022
4.19
78 ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 91%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 ratings
Break the Cycle
by Mariel Buqué • 2023
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
4.20
1k+
Break the Cycle Summary
Break the Cycle 91%
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
by Mariel Buqué 2023
4.20
1k+ ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
79k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know 91%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ ratings
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
by David A. Treleaven • 2018
Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.
4.39
965
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Summary
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness 90%
Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.
by David A. Treleaven 2018
4.39
965 ratings
The Myth of Normal
by Gabor Maté • 2022
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
4.30
37k+
The Myth of Normal Summary
The Myth of Normal 90%
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
by Gabor Maté 2022
4.30
37k+ ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 90%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 90%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 90%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
The Book of Forgiving
by Desmond Tutu • 2013
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
4.26
6k+
The Book of Forgiving Summary
The Book of Forgiving 90%
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
by Desmond Tutu 2013
4.26
6k+ ratings
The Four Pivots
by Shawn A. Ginwright • 2022
The movement is burning out its people. Here's how to fight for justice and stay whole.
4.34
1k+
The Four Pivots Summary
The Four Pivots 90%
The movement is burning out its people. Here's how to fight for justice and stay whole.
by Shawn A. Ginwright 2022
4.34
1k+ ratings
Living Resistance
by Kaitlin B. Curtice • 2023
Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.
4.11
2k+
Living Resistance Summary
Living Resistance 90%
Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.
by Kaitlin B. Curtice 2023
4.11
2k+ ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 90%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
3.80
362
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma 90%
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
by Peter A. Levine 2024
3.80
362 ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 90%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
Sins of My Father
by Kelvin Pierce • 2020
Two orphan girls from Georgia pulled the son of a white supremacist from life of hate.
3.79
62
Sins of My Father Summary
Sins of My Father 90%
Two orphan girls from Georgia pulled the son of a white supremacist from life of hate.
by Kelvin Pierce 2020
3.79
62 ratings
Lifting Heavy Things
by Laura Khoudari
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
3.63
1k+
Lifting Heavy Things Summary
Lifting Heavy Things 90%
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
by Laura Khoudari
3.63
1k+ ratings
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum • 1997
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
4.34
27k+
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 90%
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997
4.34
27k+ ratings
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
by Amos N. Wilson • 1978
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
4.61
89
The Development Psychology of the Black Child Summary
The Development Psychology of the Black Child 90%
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
by Amos N. Wilson 1978
4.61
89 ratings
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2018
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
4.48
108k+
So You Want to Talk About Race Summary
So You Want to Talk About Race 90%
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2018
4.48
108k+ ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma 90%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Viral Justice
by Ruha Benjamin • 2022
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
4.43
1k+
Viral Justice Summary
Viral Justice 90%
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
by Ruha Benjamin 2022
4.43
1k+ ratings
Getting Past Your Past
by Francine Shapiro • 2012
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
4.07
4k+
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past 90%
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012
4.07
4k+ ratings
Yoga for Emotional Trauma
by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
3.93
174
Yoga for Emotional Trauma Summary
Yoga for Emotional Trauma 90%
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
by Mary Nurriestearns 2013
3.93
174 ratings
Everything and Nothing at Once
by Joel Leon • 2024
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
4.32
158
Everything and Nothing at Once Summary
Everything and Nothing at Once 90%
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
by Joel Leon 2024
4.32
158 ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 90%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ ratings
Cry Like a Man
by Jason Wilson • 2019
Real men don't cry. He believed the lie until faith and trauma forced him to break.
4.16
1k+
Cry Like a Man Summary
Cry Like a Man 90%
Real men don't cry. He believed the lie until faith and trauma forced him to break.
by Jason Wilson 2019
4.16
1k+ ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 90%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ ratings
Complex PTSD
by Pete Walker • 2013
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
4.54
14k+
Complex PTSD Summary
Complex PTSD 90%
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
Healing Resistance
by Kazu Haga • 2020
Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.
4.61
526
Healing Resistance Summary
Healing Resistance 90%
Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.
by Kazu Haga 2020
4.61
526 ratings
On the Threshold of Hope
by Diane Langberg • 1999
Abuse taught you lies about body, worth, and God. A Christian psychologist rewrites the lessons.
4.57
348
On the Threshold of Hope Summary
On the Threshold of Hope 90%
Abuse taught you lies about body, worth, and God. A Christian psychologist rewrites the lessons.
by Diane Langberg 1999
4.57
348 ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 90%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
No Bad Parts
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2021
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
4.10
21k+
No Bad Parts Summary
No Bad Parts 90%
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2021
4.10
21k+ ratings
One Small Step
by Yvonne M. Dolan • 1998
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
4.06
32
One Small Step Summary
One Small Step 90%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
The Complex PTSD Workbook
by Arielle Schwartz • 2017
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
4.23
1k+
The Complex PTSD Workbook Summary
The Complex PTSD Workbook 90%
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017
4.23
1k+ ratings
Resurrecting Wounds
by Shelly Rambo • 2017
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
3.94
66
Resurrecting Wounds Summary
Resurrecting Wounds 90%
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
by Shelly Rambo 2017
3.94
66 ratings
How We Grow Through What We Go Through
by Christopher Willard • 2022
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
3.85
213
How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary
How We Grow Through What We Go Through 90%
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
by Christopher Willard 2022
3.85
213 ratings
I'm Still Here
by Austin Channing Brown • 2018
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
4.37
74k+
I'm Still Here Summary
I'm Still Here 90%
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
by Austin Channing Brown 2018
4.37
74k+ ratings
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
by Alicia Elliott • 2019
Colonialism didn't end; it moved into the mind, the kitchen, and the family photo album.
4.40
11k+
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Summary
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground 90%
Colonialism didn't end; it moved into the mind, the kitchen, and the family photo album.
by Alicia Elliott 2019
4.40
11k+ ratings
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