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Black Women's Well-Being

By HLopes

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As a Black Woman, I think it is crucial to have a compassionate self-care and well-being practice. I believe a practice rooted in deep self-inquiry and grounded in love is essential. It is from this place that healing can occur and thriving is possible.

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blessing the boats

We can stop the struggle and just sail.

In respect of copyright, we cannot display the poem here. Click the link to read it.

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Dear Black Women, Let’s Talk About Healing - Angela Bowden - TEDxMSVUWomen

Beginning with a powerful poem, Angela talks about the power of acknowledging and healing from the “strength and resilience trauma” that black women normalize and carry, Realizing the black woman's burden and healing our caregivers and youth. Angela Bowden is a writer, speaker and activist.

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Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery

In Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism.

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angel Kyodo williams: Interrupting Disconnection

angel Kyodo williams, author, activist, and master trainer, describes the internal path to compassion and interdependence.

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bell hooks and john a. powell: Belonging Through Connection

Othering & Belonging Conference, 2015

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Own Your Glow: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowning the Queen Within

Combining spiritual, psychological, and self-reflective tools, Thomas offers an antidote to the make-it-happen mainstream culture and fosters slowing down, intentionality, and self-care as a pathway to empowerment.

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Show Up for Yourself and Show Up for the World with Nicole Cardoza and Koya Webb

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.

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The Science of Compassion

The field of compassion science has surged in the past decade as researchers are studying a myriad of powerful ways compassion practices can improve health and strengthen relationships.

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Grit and Grace | Cheryle Jackson | TEDxWillowCreek

"Grit and Grace. One won’t let you give up and the other makes it okay to let go. You need both to succeed-especially women who face incredible odds.

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Why Women Need Fierce Self-Compassion

Compassion isn’t always soft and gentle; sometimes it means being forceful and fierce.

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All About Love: New Visions

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love.

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Clean Pain Dirty Pain, Resmaa Menakem’s 5 Steps

Healing happens in our body and is more likely in a body that can stay settled in the midst of conflict and uncertainty.

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Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

There is a global crisis in maternal health care for black women. In the United States, black women are over three times more likely to perish from pregnancy-related complications than white women; their babies are half as likely to survive the first year.

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The Lesson Dr. Maya Angelou Is Still Studying in Her 80s - Oprah’s Master Class - OWN

Dr. Maya Angelou says that if she thought of her life as a class, there would be a few things she would like to impart to the world. One is a statement by Terence that she is still studying at age 82: “I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.” Find out why Dr.

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homage to hips

Lucille Clifton reads her poem.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageStart unknown, finish unforgettable.

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