The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color (The Social Justice Handbook Series)

Its time to heal the invisible wounds of complex trauma and reclaim your mind, body, and spirit. If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated traumasuch as discrimination, race-related verbal assault, racial stigmatization, poverty, sexual trauma, or interpersonal violenceyou may struggle with intense feelings of anger, mistrust, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or struggle with building and keeping close relationships. Sometimes you may feel very alone in your pain. But you are not alone. This groundbreaking work illuminates the phenomena of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people ofcolor, andprovides a much-needed path to health and wholeness. In The Pain We Carry, youll find powerful tools to help you understand and begin healing from repeated trauma. Youll discover ways to feel safer in your body, build self-compassion and resilience, and reclaim your health and wellness by reconnecting with your sense of self and your ancestral wisdom. Youll learn how trauma is connected to grief, how it can affect both the mind and the body, and how it can persist from one generation to the next. Most importantly, youll find the validation you need to begin mending your heart, and the skills you need to live a life of intentioneven in the midst of an oppressive system. Its time to find relief from the trauma and burdens you have been carrying and start celebrating and rediscovering who you are. With this guide, you will uncover your own strength in order to work toward healing C-PTSD within the external constraints you face to live a life of resilience, empowerment, reflection, and perseverance.