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BIBLIOTHERAPY: Opening to Darkness by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel in this book, states that we are in an era of deep darkness on this planet and in our culture due to social issues, climate change, and the recent pandemic. She believes that darkness and blackness have been misused and misunderstood in America. She shares that “a collective opening to darkness is crucial to love,” and to create a positive shift in our culture and on our planet. She asks for us to bring consciousness to the light and dark parts of ourselves, others, and spirit.
WHAT Is Going on America? Small Ways We Can All Work to Prevent Violence
I am sick of hearing about mass shootings. I am sick of hearing about black and brown folks being brutalized and killed. I am sick of the media response. I am sick that most of us, do not accept any responsibility in ensuring the happiness and security of not only our family and our friends, but also our community and humanity at large.
Bibliotherapy: The Right Book at the Right Time
I often say, “Everything there is to know, it can be found in a book.” The right book at the right time, can be a powerful complement to therapy.
In My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa Manakem, does a deep dive into how racialized trauma impacts white-bodies, black-bodies, and police-bodies. This book offers cognitive history and context for our thinking brains, experiential exercises to explore our emotional and body experiences, and body and breath practices to remember and reclaim our bodies as we move along on our healing journeys.