S1E2: Resmaa Menakem on plantation psychology and intergenerational trauma in Black families

To Heal a People

“Trauma in a person over time can look like personality. Trauma in a family over time can look like family traits. But, Trauma in people can look like culture.” --Resmaa Menakem, author of 'My Grandmother’s Hands'.

Trauma is the lasting mental, emotional, and physical response that often results from living through a distressing event. In this episode, we continue our werk in To Heal A People's Ring 1 of our 4 Ring System of Healing: Healing the Self. We listen in on an interview with Resmaa, taking in his insights and personal stories as to how trauma shapes our reactions to daily experiences, and eventually, our culture. He shares different ways he slows down the reaction to re-member and transmute trauma responses into something new.

Afterwards, H-Soul and Mama Jah break it down and share their own take on Resmaa's insights, and talk about different pathways to mending our hearts and bodies, including:

• Getting your life reps in - practicing the challenges
• Visualizing what we want to overcome
• Returning to Source

This episode talks about: intergenerational trauma, intergenerational healing, black mental health, black maternal health, resmaa menakem.

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About Resmaa Menakem:

Resmaa is an American author, artist and psychotherapist specializing in the effects of trauma on the human body and relationships in black families and black society. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies"

About To Heal A People:

To Heal a People is a growing online community of changemakers, passionate and awakened individuals looking to transform the world, beginning with our selves. In particular, we focus on decolonizing health & wellness practices, holding space and providing resources for people of color to be centered in their healing journey.

Starting with our new podcast, Hasira 'Soul' Ashemu breaks down wisdom from Black and Indigenous experts and changemakers, giving a fresh take on the steps to health, healing and joy - called the 4 Ring System of Healing. Using the knowledge of our pasts to propel ourselves, our relationships, our passions and ultimately our communities forward - we’ll give you the tools and concepts to get your part of the werk in!

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