Resources.
Racial Healing
Making The Body A Home (Online Course)
Wellness courses for healing racial trauma & unpacking white supremacy, for both BIPOC and white audiences. Beautifully gentle, affirming and compassionate.
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem (Book)
A body-centred approach to understanding that all races and all bodies are impacted by racial trauma. Written by a therapist, who not only teaches us history and biology, but also holds us with mindfulness and breath work exercise to create social change and processing.
Allyship in Therapy
Oppression and The Body by Christine Caldwell (Book)
An anthology of articles which focus on the oppression of marginalised bodies due to race, sexuality, gender and gender fluidity, disability and body shape / size. Focuses on the physiological and emotional impact of trauma, and highlights the expectation of mental health professionals to work outside of the perspective of white dominance.
Complex PTSD: Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker (Book)
A guide to understanding and recovering difficult childhood experiences, such as dealing with toxic shame and a harsh critical self. Written by a family psychotherapist who reflects on his own traumas.
Trauma
Salvation: Black People & Love by bell hooks (Book)
bell hooks dissects the history of the Black community in the US, in the context of love and relationships. She tackles topic such as self-love, sexuality, gender roles and parenting.
Love & Attachment
Good Hair by Charlotte Mensah (Book)
Part anecdote, part tutorial, this books follows the very personal and deeply historic journey of Black hair. Charlotte teaches and affirms the beauty and versatility of afro hair textures, through telling her own story.