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Black Women's Mental Health
Balancing Strength and Vulnerability
Author: Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, Nsenga K. Burton
Narrator: Diana Blue, Linda Goler Blount
Unabridged: 13 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Published: 05/18/2021
Category: Social Science - Women's Studies
Synopsis
Creates a new framework for approaching Black women's wellness, by merging theory and practice with both personal narratives and public policy.
This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black women's struggle for inner peace and mental stability. It brings together contributors from psychology, sociology, law, and medicine, as well as the humanities, to discuss issues ranging from stress, sexual assault, healing, self-care, and contemplative practice to health-policy considerations and parenting. Merging theory and practice with personal narratives and public policy, the book develops a new framework for approaching Black women's wellness in order to provide tangible solutions. The collection reflects feminist praxis and defines womanist peace in terms that reject both "superwoman" stereotypes and "victim" caricatures. Also included for health professionals are concrete recommendations for understanding and treating Black women.