My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem - Book Summary

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“Healing Racial Trauma in the Body, Not Just the Mind”

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Title: My Grandmother's Hands

Author: Resmaa Menakem

Category: Health, Food & Nutrition, Psychology & Human Behavior, Mindfulness & Wellbeing, Culture & Society

What if racism lives in your body, not just your thoughts? Sam and Sophie sit with that question as they unpack Resmaa Menakem's radical argument that racial trauma is stored in our nervous systems, passed down through generations.

They…