"Here is the truth about white bodies: They are resilient, just like yours and mine. They can heal, just as you and I can. They do not require special attention and care--from you or anyone else--simply because they are white. All adults need to learn how to soothe and anchor themselves, rather than expect or demand that others soothe them. All adults need to heal and grow up. Nevertheless, many African Americans have become so habituated to soothing white bodies that it has become reflexive for us. We need to unlearn this reflex." My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Resmaa Menakem
CAROLANN PEREZ
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