Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust
Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust
Audio MP3 on CD(MP3 on CD)
-
PICK UP IN STORECheck Availability at Nearby Stores
Available within 2 business hours
Related collections and offers
Overview
In this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection. With essays by Eniafebiafe Isis Adewale • Lauren Ash • Gabrielle Williams • Lindsey Farrar • Nneke Julia • Elaine Welteroth • Meryanne Loum-Martin • Lili Lopez • Deun Ivory • Morgan Ashley • Dydine Umunyana • Adriana Parrish • Orixa Jones • Offeibea Obubah • Alex Elle • Kalkidan Gebreyohannes • Esther Boykin • Brooke Hall • Qimmah Saafir • Josefina H. Sanders • Julee Wilson • Shay Jiles • Danasia Fantastic
A mixture of poignant essays, gorgeous photography, and sophisticated design elements, Life, I Swear is a chronicle of transformation and growth by and for modern-day Black women. Some of today’s most influential Black female voices chronicle their private journeys, offering testimonies of living through pain and joy with raw honesty and unapologetic self-love.
In each episode of her podcast, Life, I Swear, emotive storyteller Chloe Dulce Louvouezo explores the nuances of our diverse experiences. In one-on-one interviews and personal prose, the podcast centers on personal stories that offer universal insights into topics relevant to modern women’s lives, from identity and family to trauma and motherhood, told through the lens of Black women. A catalyst for change, this revelatory book builds on the premise of the podcast by diving deeper into themes of mental health, identity and resilience. Life, I Swear is sure to spark lively, thought-provoking, and necessary conversations that encourage Black women to return home to themselves through self-examination and grace.
Life, I Swear features 100-125 full-color photographs throughout.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9798200745807 |
---|---|
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 11/02/2021 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.00(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword Elaine Welteroth 8
The Space We Deserve 10
Coming Home to Ourselves Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 16
Part I Sum of My Parts
Our Stories Affirm Us 20
Hues of Exposure Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 23
Some of Me Eniafebiafe Isis Adewale 28
The Sacred Return: On Answering the Ancestors' Call Lauren Ash 32
The Loveward Journey Gabrielle Williams 37
Legacy Building Lindsey Farrar 43
Between Worlds 47
Melded from Kin Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 48
Twice of Everything Nneka Julia 55
Beyond the In-Between Elaine Welteroth 58
Manifesting Through Aspiration Meryanne Loum-Martin 62
Saudade Lili Lopez 67
Part II Bear Witness
Still I Rise 74
A Pierced Memory Imagined Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 77
Healing Through Joy Deun Ivory 81
Raising My Inner Child Without Fear Morgan Ashley 86
Butterflies Sat Next to My Heart Dydine Umunyana 91
The Current of Adieu 94
Unhealed Wounds Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 96
New Beginnings Adriana Parrish 102
Her Cracked-Open Heart Is Never in Vain Orixa Jones 109
My Father's Smell Offeibea Obubah 113
Part III Peace it Together
If the Heart Could Talk 119
Love After Love Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 120
A Sacred Discovery Alexandra Elle 125
Triumph of a Broken Heart Kalkidan Gebreyohannes 129
Loving All the Pieces of My Heart Esther Boykin 133
Kin and Kindred Spirits Brooke Hall 137
Human Nature 142
Cradled by the Sun Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 144
Recollecting Me Qimmah Saafir 151
Unlearning Strength Josefina H. Sanders 154
Intentional Motherhood, Exceptional Realness Shay Jiles 159
Pivoting to Reinvention Danasia Fantastic 162
Go Forth and Be Dope Julee Wilson 167
Epilogue A Few Nights Under the Moonlight in Bahia Doriana Diaz 170
Afterword With Intention Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 173
Acknowledgments 176
Contributors 180
Photography Credits 192