My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem
About this book
Resmaa Menakem offers a body-centered analysis of racialized trauma — exploring how white supremacy and its violence live in the nervous systems of Black, white, and police bodies alike. Proposes somatic healing practices as a path to collective repair.
Key themes
- Racialized trauma and its transmission across generations
- The nervous system as a site of racial healing
- Somatic practices for working with white body supremacy
- Why collective trauma requires collective somatic healing
- How police, Black, and white bodies carry different historical imprints
About the author
Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP is a therapist and trauma specialist. He is the founder of Cultural Somatics and trains clinicians, coaches, and organizations in body-based approaches to racial healing.
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