Nobody knows the trouble I've seen : the emotional lives of Black women / Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: x, 256 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780062959829
- 0062959824
- Nobody knows the trouble I have seen
- Emotional lives of Black women
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Black women are beautiful, intelligent and capable --but mostly they embrace strong. Esteemed clinical psychologist, Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, praises the strength of women, while exploring how trauma and adversity have led to deep emotional pain and shaped how they walk through the world.
Black women's strength is intimately tied to their unacknowledged suffering. An estimated eight in ten have endured some form of trauma--sexual abuse, domestic abuse, poverty, childhood abandonment, victim/witness to violence, and regular confrontation with racism and sexism. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen shows that trauma often impacts mental and physical well-being. It can contribute to stress, anxiety, PTSD, and depression. Unaddressed it can lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, overeating, and alcohol and drug abuse, and other chronic health issues.
Dr. Burnett-Zeigler explains that the strong Black woman image does not take into account the urgency of Black women's needs, which must be identified in order to lead abundant lives. It interferes with her relationships and ability to function day to day. Through mindfulness and compassionate self-care, the psychologist offers methods for establishing authentic strength from the inside out.
This informative guide to healing, is life-changing, showing Black women how to prioritize the self and find everyday joys in self-worth, as well as discover the fullness and beauty within both her strength and vulnerability.
A Northwestern University clinical psychologist challenges common cultural misconceptions to reveal the real-world systemic abuse, health traumas, and abandonment that disempower today's Black women and force them to hide behind masks of strength.
An estimated eight in ten Black women have endured some form of trauma-- sexual abuse, domestic abuse, poverty, childhood abandonment, regular confrontation with racism and sexism. Burnett-Zeigler shows that trauma can contribute to stress, anxiety, PTSD, and depression. Unaddressed it can lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, overeating, and alcohol and drug abuse, and other chronic health issues. Her book shows Black women how to prioritize the self and find everyday joys in self-worth, as well as discover the fullness and beauty within both her strength and vulnerability. -- adapted from jacket
Introduction -- Strength. I am a strong black woman ; On my last nerve ; Intergenerational trauma ; Loss of innocence -- Intimacy. Relationship baggage ; I can do bad all by myself ; Suffering of the womb -- Parenting. The maternal bond ; Daddy issues -- Vulnerability. The buildup ; The breakdown ; Black people don't commit suicide -- Healing. Maybe I should talk to someone ; Let go and let God ; Self-care is not selfish ; Joy comes in the morning.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256).