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My Grandmother's Hands

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Racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our hearts and bodies.
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A groundbreaking exploration of racialized trauma in America. Menakem explains how trauma lives in the body across Black, white, and police experiences, and offers somatic practices for healing at personal and collective levels.

My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

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Resmaa Menakem
Epigenetics
Ancestors
Trauma
Somatic
Healing
Racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our hearts and bodies.
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