My Grandmother's Hands
My Grandmother's Hands
Understanding How Racial Trauma Lives Within Us and Methods for Bodily Healing
About This Book
Published in 2017, this work examines the physical manifestation of racism within Black, white, and law enforcement communities across America, offering pathways toward collective healing. Trauma therapist Resmaa Menakem demonstrates how historical, inherited, and individual trauma connected to racial oppression becomes embedded within our nervous systems, and provides somatic techniques for processing and releasing it.
Who Should Read This?
- Black individuals seeking to address and heal bodily trauma stemming from racial oppression
- White Americans committed to developing somatic anti-racist practices and genuine allyship
- Law enforcement personnel and public safety professionals looking to prevent violent encounters
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