Heart and Soul magazine 101 Ways is like talking to your sister when she´s got all the right answers. Black Issues Book Review An ambitious...guide to personal growth and fulfillment through the practice of loving one´s self. Walker touches upon topics as diverse as respecting your elders and loving your hair, devoting each chapter to a single principle. Walker often seems to be thinking out loud, as if she´s writing a journal entry or letter to a close friend...The very completion of this 101-chapter volume is no small feat and should serve as an inspiration to aspiring writers. Midwest Book Review An impressively practical self-help guide written especially to aid black women to get in touch with their spiritual side, experience a zest for life, and achieve a personal liberation. Walker articulately and persuasively takes the position that true healing does not come overnight, but rather it gradually evolves over time, once we learn not to look outward for validation and approval, and only when we embrace the love of God. 101 Ways Black Women Can Learn To Love Themselves is definitely recommended as being an unusually powerful, emotionally charged, and uplifting personal improvement and self-help guide. Kanika A. Wade, The Rawsistaz Book Reviewers As a black woman on her own personal journey, I found this book to be powerful, very emotional, and moving to read. I felt that the author at times was speaking directly to me, providing the encouragement and strength that I need as I move forward into new horizons. Jamie Walker offers a book that with an open heart, many can and will find healing. As a young black woman, I am thankful that Ms. Walker heeded the call and wrote a book that all black women, regardless of age should read. Venus Noble Jamie Walker is insightful and wise way beyond her years. A page turner would not describe the inability to put this book down! There is wit and humor in every single passage! No Black woman´s bookshelf should be without this manual of self worth and respect. Though apparently geared toward Black women, it is useful for any woman who will open her mind to learning about herself and growing. Social Worker/Activist; Oakland, California Joy Parham, Assistant to the Librarian; UC Merced I believe this is a necessary and encouraging message Jamie is sending out to Black women, especially our young Black women. Most of us didn´t tap into our inner selves until we had experienced numerous trials and tribulations in life. We didn´t see the value in the valley. This is definitely a book I will add to my collection. Esther Cooper Jackson, co-founder of Freedomways magazine An excellent resource! Columbus Metropolitan Main Library (representing ten branches) A Must Read! BOOK SUMMARY Self-love is the only kind of love that can every truly heal and rescue us, causing us to be more open in all of our other relationships, activities, and endeavors. 101 Ways Black Women Can Learn to Love Themselves this book is about self-actualization, the power of sisterhood, the healing power of sharing our own stories, and the beauty o

Prioritize your wellbeing with these 150 self-care exercises designed specifically to help Black women revitalize their outlook on life, improve their mental health, eliminate stress, and self-advocate. Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, at work, and everywhere in between, it’s tough to prioritize physical and mental wellness as a Black woman, especially with a constant news cycle highlighting Black trauma. Now, with The Self-Care for Black Women you’ll find more than 150 exercises that will help you radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you’re working through feelings of burnout, or you need to process a microaggression, this book has everything you need to feel more at peace. You’ll find prompts like: -Map out your feelings about a microaggression -Make a list of your safe spaces -Detail out an entire day dedicated to your self-care -And more! It’s time to put yourself first and prioritize your self-care once and for all—and this book is here to help you do just that.

The Black Girls Heal Mindfulness Coloring Book was created with the purpose to celebrate the beauty of black woman-hood while providing a healthy outlet for stress and trauma. As a supplement to the Black Girls Heal Trauma Recovery Program, these coloring pages are a perfect way to engage in inner child work while owning your story. Enjoy the beautiful images of black women of all shapes and sizes representing important core components of healing and growth.

Through direct interviews, Rochell D. (Ro Deezy) Hart explores life for today's African-American woman. For three years, Hart talked to an extraordinary group of women from around the United States about their realities, their struggles and their methods of survival. The conclusion is a remarkable novel of biographies that empowers, enlightens and positively redefines the perception of the black woman. Maria Dowd, author of Journey to Empowerment (BET Books), the author's mother, Vickie D. Hart, Tracy Price-Thompson (Essence best-selling author) and Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney, whose work has appeared on Oprah, are included within the '76 voices'. Author Shellie R. Warren, whose novel Inside of Me has a foreword written by Grammy-nominated artist India Arie, Stacey R. Tolbert, Darlene Solomon-Rogers and more are also celebrated within this significant collection.

Tackling relationships, career, and family issues, John Kim, LMFT, thinks of himself as a life-styledesigner, not a therapist. His radical new approach, that he sometimes calls “self-help in a shot glass” is easy, real, and to the point. He helps people make changes to their lives so that personal growth happens organically, just by living. Let’s face it, therapy is a luxury. Few of us have the time or money to devote to going to an office every week. With anecdotes illustrating principles in action (in relatable and sometimes irreverent fashion) and stand-alone practices and exercises, Kim gives readers the tools and directions to focus on what's right with them instead of what's wrong. When John Kim was going through the end of a relationship, he began blogging as The Angry Therapist, documenting his personal journey post-divorce. Traditional therapists avoid transparency, but Kim preferred the language of "me too" as opposed to "you should." He blogged about his own shortcomings, revelations, views on relationships, and the world. He spoke a different therapeutic language —open, raw, and at times subversive — and people responded. The Angry Therapist blog, that inspired this book, has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly and on NPR.

Parent/tutor Beverly Black Johnson, founder of the "Gumbo for the Soul Literacy Program", and compiler of Gumbo for the Soul: the Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community- an anthology intended to heighten awareness of the growing high school drop-out rate in the Black community. Gumbo is a compilation of delicious essays, poems, testimonials and gumbo recipes; inspirational accounts of educational, occupational and personal experiences in overcoming adversity and obstacles with perseverance and determination. Gumbo proceeds will fund "Gumbo for the Soul" Literacy Program Enjoy the writings of Heather Covington, TV host of Literary Living and author of Literary Divas Kyeisha D. Johnson, 6th grade student Rapper, Keyanna Bean Morehouse graduate, Michael Henderson Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor E. Joyce Moore Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor Jayme Washington Smalley BET Books, Emma Award winner Nathasha Brooks-Harris CBS' Survivor, Vecepia Towery Robinson Delores Thornton, Marguerite Press And many more talented and generous contributors "'Gumbo for the Soul' dares to call it like it is. This serving of Gumbo is a must-read for every parent, teacher, mentor and all who believe it is important that our children can read and comprehend the English language." -Tavis Smiley, Author, Television, Radio Host "'Gumbo for the Soul' tells African-Americans exactly what the recipe for a good life is. It is inspirational, uplifting, and recommended for people of all ages, colors and aspirations." Rated 5 of 5. -Alice Holman, RAWSISTAZ.com Literacy Support Ribbon available at www.gumboforthesoul.com