Table of Contents
Foreword Linda Goler Blount, President of Black Women’s Health Imperative Acknowledgments Introduction: Learning to BREATHE: Toward a Balanced Model of Black Women’s Wellness Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton Part I: Balancing Vulnerability Sisters on Sisters: Inner Peace from the Black Woman Mental Health Professional Perspective Kanika Bell When the Bough Breaks: The StrongBlackWoman and the Embodiment of Stress Chanequa Walker-Barnes Representations of Black Women’s Mental Illness in HTGAWM and Being Mary Jane Nsenga K. Burton Selfies, Subtweets, & Suicide: Social Media as Mediator and Agitator of Mental Health for Black Women Joy Harden Bradford Part II: Balancing Strength From Worthless to Wellness: Self-Worth, Power, and Creative Survival in Memoirs of Sexual Assault Stephanie Y. Evans The Travel Diaries: Excursions for Balance, Reflection, Healing, and Empowerment Kami J. Anderson My Body Is a Vehicle: Narratives of Black Women Holistic Leaders on Spiritual Development, Mental Healing, and Body Nurturing Rachel Panton Black Women’s Sexuality and Relationships: Embracing Self-Love through BREATHE-ing Qiana M. Cutts African American Mothers’ Parenting in the Midst of Violence and Fear: Finding Meaning and Transcendence Ruby Mendenhall, Loren Henderson, and Barbara M. Scott Part III: Strategies for Balance Black Feminist Therapy as a Wellness Tool Lani V. Jones and Beverly Guy-Sheftall Looking Through the Window: Black Women’s Perspectives on Mental Health and Self-Care Maudry-Beverley Lashley, Vanessa Marshall, and TyWanda McLaurin-Jones Don’t Go Back to Sleep: Increasing Well-Being through Contemplative Practice Veta Goler Love Lessons: Black Women Teaching Black Girls to Love Alero Afejuku, Sheila Flemming-Hunter, and Ayo Gathing Transformative Mental Health for African American Women: Health Policy Considerations Daniel E. Dawes and Keisha Braithwaite Holden Afterword Diane R. Brown and Verna M. Keith Contributors Index
