Category - Non Fiction / Body, Mind & Spirit
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Like New
Listed - 14 days ago
Views - 5
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Illinois
Est. Publication Date - Apr 2021
Seller Description
For years, Tarana Burke and Brené Brown have been working, writing, and talking about shame resilience and empathy, both in the context of Tarana Burke's 'me too' movement, which seeks justice and healing for survivors of sexual assault, and through Brené Brown's extensive writing and research. Together, they bring their experience and expertise to edit a collection of essays on Black shame and heal-ing. Burke, Brown, and their contributors create a space to recognize and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black life and Black possibility. Burke writes, "I haven't read many books about the Black experience that get past some of the first-layer stuff and really get into the heart work. And I just want us to see ourselves in this differently, to see our insides, the parts that we don't want to show people, the parts that we don't talk about often, the parts that we feel we have to cover and hide and keep away from the world in order to survive, in order to exist. I don't want to talk about my illness. I don't want to talk about my insecurities. I don't want to talk about how this thing really bothers me-but I need to and I can only do that with some semblance of safety. I want this book to be a soft place to land. 'Give our humanity breathing room.'"
Additional Information
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
ISBN: 9780593243626
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have de...
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