Overview

If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated trauma from the toxic stress of--discrimination, racialized violence, racial stigmatization, traumatic grief, legacies of intergenerational trauma, poverty, sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, or the remnants of colonial and historical trauma--you may struggle with feelings of anger, rage, mistrust, fear, anxiety, depression, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or find it difficult to build and keep close relationships. Sometimes you may feel alone in your pain. But you are not alone. Written by an author of color and based on her pivotal book, The Pain We Carry, this workbook provides a practical approach to healing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people of color. Using skills from internal family systems (IFS) therapy, the cultural empowerment approach to healing, ancestral wisdom, and more, you will discover ways to feel safer in your body, build self-compassion, reclaim your Self, and find personal liberation. It's time to find relief from the trauma and burdens you have been carrying and start celebrating and rediscovering who you are. With this workbook, you will uncover your own strength and work toward healing your C-PTSD and live a life of empowerment, reflection, and perseverance.

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Natalie Y. Gutierrez, LMFT, (she/her) is a Puerto Rican licensed therapist and healer in New York, New York. She is the author of The Pain We Carry. Gutierrez specializes in supporting communities of color reeling from the soul wounds of complex trauma. She has worked to help many people on their journey of navigating and healing racial trauma, colonial and historical trauma, intergenerational trauma, and sexual trauma. Gutierrez is a certified internal family systems (IFS) therapist and trainer at the IFS Institute. Leslie Priscilla is a first-generation non-Black Xicana mother to three children, and the founder of Latinx Parenting. She has more than sixteen years' experience working with Latinx parents, children, and families who are practicing ways of connecting with one another and with themselves. Deanna Anthony, an original southern belle and former beauty queen, is an audiobook narrator, actress, singer, dancer, and voice-over artist who lives in Los Angeles, California. Touring by land and sea, both nationally and internationally, she has performed at more than over fifty regional theaters and concert halls. She has appeared in many plays, musicals, independent and industrial films, commercials, and live events. Whether nonfiction or fiction in genre, storytelling is at the essence of what she does every day. Bringing a broad range of skills and a vibrant confidence of delivery, Deanna uses her voice to bring life to art and enjoys the collaborative creative process. Her voice has been described as warm, vibrant, and conversational. Whether delivering inspirational, humorous, or dramatic tones, Deanna remains committed to the text. Her audiobook releases include nonfiction, children's, romance, cozy mystery, poetry, sci-fi genres, and erotica under a pseudonym. When not working in the booth, on camera or in the theater, Deanna teaches voice technique and performance to teens and adults from her home in Los Angeles, and enjoys cooking baking, quilting, reading, and writing with family and friends.

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