Black Women’s Healing Resources • Soul 2 Soul Sisters

Black Joy as Resistance

“How One Woman Started a Movement with #BlackGirlMagic,” by Cate

“Why Black Joy is Absolutely Necessary,” by Christy DeGallerie

Black Rest as Reparations

“Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest,” by Janine Francias

“These Artists Want Black People to Sleep,” by Sarah Burke

“A Place to Nap While Black,” by niv Acosta and Fannie Sosa

Black Women as Proclamation

My Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love, by Sonya Renee Taylor

“Bodies As Resistance: Claiming the Political Act of Being Oneself,” by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Sisters Are Alright : Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women, by Tamara Winfrey Harris

Birthing Change (healing our most vulnerable wounds)

Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines, Edited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai’a Williams

Candomblé

A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness by Dr. Rachel E. Harding

A Refuge in Thunder: Dr. Rachel Harding – YouTube Video

Afro-Brazilian Religion, Resistance and Environmental Ethics: A Perspective from Candomblé by Valdina Oliveira Pinto and Dr. Rachel E. Harding

Candomblé Reconsidered: A Sacred Matters Interview [with Dr. Rachel Harding]

Makota Valdina Pinto: Candomblé Cosmology and Environmental Education translated and edited by Dr. Rachel Harding

Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil by Donna C. Roberts and Donna Reed, narrated by Alice Walker

Yemanjá: This documentary celebrates the women who lead Bahia’s once-secret Afro-Brazillian religion by Andrew S. Vargas

Crystals/Stones

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Emotional Healing

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower, by Brittney Cooper

Healing Arts (poems and prose, art and movement therapy)

Neon Soul, by Alexandra Elle

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, by Warsan Shire

Spill : Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity, by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Healthy Relationships

Black. Queer. Southern. Women.: An Oral History, by E. Patrick Johnson

"Black Trans Talk (with Diamond Stylz)” by Tea with Queen and J.

Intersectionality

“The Urgency of Intersectionality,” Kimberlé Crenshaw

Making HERStory (biographies, memoirs)

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women & Feminism, by bell hooks

Becoming, by Michelle Obama

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

The Last Black Unicorn, by Tiffany Haddish

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, by Janet Mock

Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde

We’re Going to Need More Wine, by Gabrielle Union

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand IN The Sun and Be Your Own Person, by Shonda Rhimes

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, by Audre Lorde

Making Self-Care Accessible

Making Space for the QTPoC Self in the Self-Care Movement, by Dom Chatterjee

8 Mental Health and Self-Care Resources for QTPoC, by Danielle Dorsey

11 Therapy Podcasts That Offer Professional- Level Self Care From the Comfort Of Your Own Home, by Mika Doyle

Making Theory our Reality (making academic thought more accessible)

Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde

This Bridge Called My Back, Edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua

Meditation

Becoming Enlightened by Dali Lama

The Glorious Light Meditation Technique of Ancient Egypt (Oldest Meditation System in History, from Ancient Egypt) by Muata Ashby

How To Be Here by Rob Bell

The Kemetic Tree of Life Ancient Egyptian Metaphysics and Cosmology for Higher Consciousness by Muata Ashby

Meditation For African Americans Igniting the Inner Light by U-Shaka Ra-Nebu Anpu

Meditation: The Ancient Egyptian Path to Enlightenment by Muata Ashby

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Mediation by Chogyam Trungpa

The True Source of Healing by Tenzin Wangyal Rinoche

Podcasts For Black Women

Affirm by Davia

Balanced Black Girl by Lestraundra Alfred

Black Girl Podcast by Scottie Beam, Gia Peppers, Sapphira, Bex, and Alysha P.

Black Women About Business by Demarra Gardner

Clever Girls Know! by Bola Sokunbi

Courtney Sanders Show

Getting’ Grown by Keia and Jade

Halfway Bougie by Perri Furbert and Courtney Roberts

Happy Black Woman Podcast by Rosetta Thurman

H.E.R. [Healing, Empowerment, and Resilience] Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman by Terri Lomax and Dr. Dominique Broussard

Introverted Black Girl Podcast

Jesus & Jollof by Luvvie Ajayi and Yvonne Oriji

Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations

Rants & Randomness by Luvvie Ajayi

She’s Got Drive: Black Women Talk About Success and How They Achieved It by Shirley McAlpine

Side Hustle Pro by Nicaila Matthews Okome

Spiritpreneur School: Spiritual Business for Entrepreneurs by Abiola Abrams

The Broomstick Podcast: Weddings, Marriage, and Life for Women of Color by Natalie Edwards

The Glow Up Podcast by Lené Hypolite

Therapy for Black Girls by Joy Harden Bradford, PhD.

Tea with Queen and J.

Reclaiming our Time (black women as political)

"Black Ass Feminism” by Tea with Queen and J.

"Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence,” by Kandace Montgomery

"Womanist Race Nerds of Wakanda” by Tea with Queen and J.

Reproductive Justice

“At the Intersection of Faith and Reproductive Justice,” by Sabin Blaizin

“Let’s Talk About Sex and Reproductive Justice,” by Amie Newman

“Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Voices: The State of Black Women and Reproductive Justice”

Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique, Edited by Loretta Ross, Erika Derkas, and Whitney Peoples

“RJ Founding Mothers”

The Color of Choice: White Supremacy and Reproductive Choice,” by Loretta J. Ross

Resisting White Supremacy as Healing

“Healing Justice is How We Can Sustain Black Lives,” by Prentis Hemphill

If You’re Black, Rest Is Power, by Michael Love Michael

"Ratchet Black Politics and Disrespectful Black Feminism,” by Dr. Brittney Cooper

Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest, by Janine Francois

"Resistance & Brunch,” by Tea with Queen and J.

"Surviving Toxic Whiteness" by Tea with Queen and J.

"White Supremacy Doesn't Care About Your Edges” by Tea with Queen and J.

Scents

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Sexual Healing

"Black Ass Sexuality (with Ev'Yan Whitney)” by Tea with Queen and J.

Longing to Tell Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy, by Tricia Rose

Social Media Handles, etc. for Black Women (resources, tips, inspiration, and more)

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Spiritual Healing

Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, by Iyanla Vanzant

Yoga

The 6 Qualities of Consciousness by Danny Arguetty

The Bagavad Gita by Winthrop Sargeant/Barbara Stoler Miller

The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

Light on Life by B.K.S Iyengar

Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper

Present Moment-Wonderful Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi

The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S Iyengar

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Chip Hartranft

Black Women Healing Resources