{"title":"Resmaa Menakem","description":"\u003cp\u003eResmaa Menakem’s works offer profound insights into the intersections of race, trauma, and healing, grounded in a deep understanding of the human body and psyche. Exploring the often unseen effects of intergenerational pain, his writings invite readers to consider how trauma is held in the body beyond the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBridging the fields of philosophy, psychology, and somatic education, Menakem’s books encourage readers to engage with personal and communal transformation. His compassionate approach provides tools for healing and resilience, making his work essential for those interested in social justice, mental health, and embodied awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"my-grandmothers-hands-by-resmaa-menakem-9780141996479","title":"My Grandmother's Hands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vital, transformative study of the damage caused by racism from the perspective of trauma and body-centred psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe consequences of racism can be found in our bodies – in skin and sinew, in bone and blood. In this ground-breaking work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage, the physical consequences of discrimination, from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues that until we learn to heal and overcome the generational anguish of white supremacy, we will all continue to bear its scars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognise that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope . . . I believe this book will change the direction of the movement for racial justice'\u003c\/em\u003e Robin DiAngelo, author of \u003cem\u003eWhite Fragility\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355025920236,"sku":"9780141996479","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14766773482238.jpg?v=1744293346"},{"product_id":"my-grandmothers-hands-by-resmaa-menakem-9781942094470","title":"My Grandmother's Hands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. In this groundbreaking work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur collective agony doesn't just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well. So do blue Americans—our police. \u003cem\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to action for all of us to recognise that racism is not about the head, but about the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racialised divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/em\u003e paves the way for a new, body-centred understanding of white supremacy—how it is literally in our blood and our nervous system. It offers a step-by-step solution—a healing process—in addition to incisive social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934154244332,"sku":"9781942094470","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781942094470-my-grandmother-s-hands.jpg?v=1783899861"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/resmaa-menakem.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}