LibGuides: Wellness Resource Guide: BIPOC Wellness

Online and Community Resources

Community Resources

Blk + Healthy - Blk + Healthy's mission is to encourage healthier lifestyle habits by providing the resources of majority Black-owned businesses, organizations and occupations that focus on Health & Wellness within the Black community in Upstate South Carolina.

Online Resources

Brown Girl Self Care Co. - Its sole purpose is to empower Black women, giving them holistic tools and space to lay claim to their healing, joy, abundance, and wholeness. In a society that persistently refuses to honor our humanity, this platform stands as a place of refuge where Black women are prioritized, no matter what.

Reimagining Self-Care for Black Folks - This guide by life coach and public speaker Kelechi Ubozoh was republished by Mental Health America.

Black Mental Health Alliance - BMHA's mission is to develop, promote and sponsor trusted culturally-relevant educational forums, trainings and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities.

Wellness Tools by BEAM - Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) offers peer support tools, journal prompts and affirmations, and mental health education training. Resources are available in Spanish and English.

Indigenizing Your Self-Care - A guide from WeRNative, a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them.

Books on BIPOC Wellness

12 Ways to Cope with Your Latina Mom and Her Difficulties by Jasmine Cepeda
Call Number: Wellness - RC 451.5.H57 C46 2019
"I will guide you in setting boundaries and acting towards self-validation and self-protection. I also want to help you remother (or reparent) yourself and your inner child--to help you build your self-compassion. By building a better relationship with yourself, I want to assist you in creating better relationships with others: whether it's with your mother, friends, romantic partner, or as a parent! Lastly, I will guide you in exploring the burden and gift of ending your family's intergenerational trauma through the practices in this book." - author Jasmine Cepeda
12 ways to cope with your Latino dad & his difficulties : a guided journal by Jasmine Cepeda
Call Number: Wellness - RC 451.5.H57 C47 2021
"My goal in this guide is to help you explore your father-wound. I want to guide you in understanding how your relationship with your dad has affected your self-esteem, self-respect, and connection with others. I will assist you in getting closer to your authentic self and re-fathering (or re-parenting) yourself and your inner child. Lastly, I will help you explore the burden and gift of ending your family's intergenerational and patriarchal trauma." - Author Jasmine Cepeda
Black Fatigue by Mary-Frances Winters
ISBN: 9781523091324
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people--and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects.
The Black Mental Health Workbook by Jasmine Lamitte
Call Number: Wellness - RC 451.5.B53 B53 2022
Black mental health matters--care for yours Mental health challenges are intertwined with the Black experience in America, but healing is possible with the right support and guidance. Take control of your narrative and work through anxiety, depression, and trauma with this workbook's tools and resources specifically designed for Black folks. Learn why mental health matters--Uncover the systemic racism and biases that stand in the way of Black mental health to fully understand the unique challenges Black Americans face. Deepen your understanding of you--Identify your unique stressors, traumas, and behaviors with insightful prompts and exercises that get to the root of your mental health struggles. Build your mental health tool kit--Support your mental health and identity with coping strategies you can incorporate into your daily life, including reciting affirmations, breath work, sharing music, and more. Feel inspired to heal with this helpful mental health journal.
Black Women's Mental Health by Stephanie Y. Evans (Editor); Kanika Bell (Editor); Nsenga K. Burton (Editor); Linda Goler Blount (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781438465814
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black women's struggle for inner peace and mental stability. It discusses issues ranging from stress, sexual assault, healing, self-care, and contemplative practice to health-policy considerations and parenting.
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition by Sonya Renee Taylor
Call Number: Wellness - BF 575.S37 T39 2021
The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength.
Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey
Call Number: Wellness - RA 448.4 .K56 2022
Become the healthiest and happiest version of yourself using wellness tools designed specifically for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks. In Decolonizing Wellness- How to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation, registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help readers to improve their health without restriction, eliminate stress around food and eating, and turn food into a source of pleasure instead of shame.
The Latina Trailblazer by Janet Escobar
Call Number: Wellness - LC 2670.6 .E83 2021
The Latina Trailblazer explores the intersection of the first-generation experience, growth mindset, and overcoming imposter syndrome. Escobar answers questions such as: How can we overcome fear, imposter syndrome, and use our adversity to build confidence? How can we be proud of our cultures in spaces that don't celebrate it? What is the biggest gap between immigrant parents and first-generation Americans?
The Pain We Carry by Natalie Y. Gutierrez
Call Number: Wellness - RC 552.P67 G88 2022
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.
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker; Na'im Akbar (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1684034159
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis--and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker
Call Number: Wellness - RC 451.5.N4 W35 2020x
An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis--and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system. We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today's world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care.
You Are Your Best Thing by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
Call Number: Wellness - BF 575.S45 Y68 2022
Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.
Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook by Sonya Renee Taylor
Call Number: Wellness - BF 575.S37 T395 2021
Based on the New York Times bestseller The Body Is Not an Apology, this is an action guide to help readers practice the art of radical self-love both for themselves and to transform our society.
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Call Number: Wellness - E185.615 .M38 2017
The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. Menakem argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies. Our collective agony doesn't just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well. So do blue Americans--our police. My Grandmother's Hands is a call to action for all of us to recognize that racism is not only about the head, but about the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racialized divide. Paves the way for a new, body-centered understanding of white supremacy--how it is literally in our blood and our nervous system.