The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color

Written by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT and Jennifer Mullan, PsyD

Narrated by L. Malaika Cooper

If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated trauma-such as discrimination, race-related verbal assault, racial stigmatization, poverty, sexual trauma, or interpersonal violence-you may struggle with intense feelings of anger, mistrust, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or struggle with building and keeping close relationships. Sometimes you may feel very alone in your pain. But you are not alone. This groundbreaking work illuminates the phenomena of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people of color, and provides a much-needed path to health and wholeness.

In The Pain We Carry, you'll find powerful tools to help you understand and begin healing from repeated trauma. You'll discover ways to feel safer in your body, build self-compassion and resilience, and reclaim your health and wellness by reconnecting with your sense of self and your ancestral wisdom. You'll learn how trauma is connected to grief, how it can affect both the mind and the body, and how it can persist from one generation to the next. Most importantly, you'll find the validation you need to begin mending your heart, and the skills you need to live a life of intention-even in the midst of an oppressive system.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jan 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798765060742

Reviews for The Pain We Carry

[J Ravenscroft · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book that interweaves IFS and trauma-focused therapy with anti-racist and culturally focused therapy to heal present and historical wounds from racism and oppression for BIPOC folks. It is clearly and compassionately written with a lot of good exercises for you or your clients to work through and a clear process for attending to trauma and authentic healing.