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'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh
'A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope' Robin DiAngelo
The consequences of racism can be found in our bodies - in skin and sinew, in bone and blood. In this ground-breaking, inspiring work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage, the physical consequences of discrimination, from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues that until we learn to heal and overcome the generational anguish of white supremacy, we will all continue to bear its scars.
My Grandmother's Hands is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognize that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides.
Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP is a therapist with decades of experience currently in private practice in Minneapolis, MN, specializing in trauma, body-centered psychotherapy, and violence prevention. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil and The Breakfast Club as an expert on racialization and violence. Menakem has studied with bestselling authors Dr. David Schnarch (Passionate Marriage) and Dr. James Maddock. He also trained at Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
Author(s) : Resmaa Menakem
Publisher : Penguin Books LTD
ISBN : 9780141996479
Language : English
Version : Paperback
Number of pages : 352
Publication date : February 2021
Weight : 260
Dimensions : 128 x 196 x 26mm.
Theme : Mindfulness; Psychiatry; Psychology; Sociology; Trauma and shock
