Black Women Rising: A Joyful Self-Care Guide for Liberation & Healing

Weaving ancestral wisdom with contemporary insight, Black Women Rising speaks directly to Black women’s lived realities of racial trauma, chronic stress, care fatigue, and resilience through a wholistic lens.

Filling a long-standing gap in the self-help and wellness market, Black Women Rising is a culturally grounded, deeply resonant guide created specifically for Black women seeking balance, purpose, and grounding in challenging times. Informed by the authors’ expertise in African-centered social work and trauma-informed psychotherapy, the book draws upon 18 principles rooted in Ma’at and the Nguzo Saba (Kwanzaa), with each chapter concluding with an action-oriented exercise readers can immediately apply.

Moving beyond reflection to action, Black Women Rising offers clear pathways toward healing and sustained liberation. Positioned at the intersection of race, gender, and mental health, it provides an approach to self-care that is culturally intentional and affirming while supporting Black women’s capacity to rise and thrive both individually and in community.

Black Women Rising presents healing as sacred and care as a powerful force for renewal and transformation, offering an empowering approach to wellness, mental health, resilience, and collective wellbeing.