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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Racism resides within our bodies.
Chapter 3: Trauma builds over time, among individuals, and across generations.
Chapter 4: Race is a construct.
Chapter 5: Ending racism starts by healing our body's trauma.
Chapter 6: Body-based practices can help Black people process trauma.
Chapter 7: To dismantle white body supremacy, white people must start with their own bodies.
Chapter 8: Police need to learn to care for themselves and their communities.
Chapter 9: We can build an anti-racist culture by uniting together within our communities and then expanding our efforts outward.
Description
My Grandmother’s Hands (2017) explores how racism affects Black, white, and police bodies in the United States – and what individuals and communities can do to heal them. Trauma therapist Resmaa Menakem explains why historic, familial, and personal trauma relating to racism is often stored deep in our nervous system, and teaches body-based practices to overcome it.
Who Should Listen
- Black people who want to begin to heal their bodies from the trauma of racism
- White folks who want to become better allies through a body-centered practice of anti-racism
- Police officers and public safety officials who want to learn how to avoid violence