for the in-between
Resources
Healing happens in the everyday too. Here are the podcasts, books, and community spaces I come back to and love to share.
press play
Podcasts
Therapy for Black Girls
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Mental wellness conversations centered on Black women's experiences.
Open →Where Should We Begin?
Esther Perel
Real, raw couples sessions on love, conflict, and connection.
Open →Balanced Black Girl
Lestraundra Alfred
Wellness, self-care, and personal growth for Black women.
Open →curl up with
Books
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
How trauma lives in the body — and the paths toward healing it.
Open →My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem
Racialized trauma and the journey to mending our hearts and bodies.
Open →Set Boundaries, Find Peace
Nedra Glover Tawwab
A practical guide to reclaiming yourself through healthy boundaries.
Open →The Day God Saw Me as Black
Memoir
A reflection on faith, identity, and being fully seen.
Open →Ratchetdemic
Christopher Emdin
Reimagining education and culture with authenticity and joy.
Open →The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander
Mass incarceration and racial control in the age of colorblindness.
Open →The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane & Neil Martinez-Belkin
A raw memoir of resilience, reinvention, and survival.
Open →you're not alone
Community & Crisis Support
If you're in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support any time, call or text 988.