Recs if you like My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts...

look into these books that are widely varied on the topic of trauma, with a more empathetic and understanding approach and perspective.

while the world tries to divide us, let's entangle roots and stories and hearts and build communities and connections that outlast the dark times. Together we can heal, together we can thrive. These books will make you feel less alone and help you grow real life connections 🤍

Let's break through the fog of the capitalist, racist, colonial system that is holding all of us down. For a new world, we need new perspectives. (this list is from a white european girl, so PLEASE also seek out recommendations from BIPOC creators!!)

Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad, and books from as many of the authors mentioned therein that I could find. (Including books from the Further Learning section.)

expanding the self-help genre - personal development - holistic health & growth - centering BIPOC self-help authors - reclaiming wellness as radical

please comment suggestions, this is a growing exploration :)

Non-fiction books about health and how our body works, from anatomy to mental health, from healing to studying medicine. 😷 [Note: Some of these books might be controversial or resonate with some more than with others. Pick and choose what works for YOU. :)] Recommendations welcome

i’m a massage therapist by trade, obsessed with the growing body of research around trauma, fascia, and the role of somatics in whole-self healing. some of these selections are more hard science based, some memoir, and some more ‘woo-woo’ - but all of them are informing my thinking around bodywork for myself and my clients.

an anti-racist reading list originally shared as a bingo card by @alyseruriani (on IG) — with key additions/adjustments by @r3dsp0tt3dpuRpl3 (on Pagebound)

Books that take gender roles, parenting, queer and class consciousness in regards on how to (potentially) parent. While the world burns down with racism, climate change, imperialism and capitalism. How to we sustain and decide wether or not to bring children in this world.

Nonfiction focused on trauma, dissociation, and the neuroscience of how we survive. For survivors, clinicians, students, and the casually curious.

books that are well known in the therapy & mental health world - often read & recommended by therapists, social workers, and other professionals in the field 💕

Collective trauma and personal grief

Non fiction books to help expand my perspective

Prescriptions in book form