A powerful guide to the psychology of race and how to overcome racial trauma using self-care.
Guilaine Kinouani is a UK-based French radical/critical psychologist of Congolese descent. She's a feminist, therapist, equality consultant and award-nominated writer of the blog, RaceReflections.co.uk. She works as a Senior Psychologist and is an Adjunct Professor of Black and Africana Studies at Syracuse University, London. Kinouani leads Race Reflections and its Academy which provide workshops on anti-racism, racial trauma and self-care. She has spoken about racial trauma at TEDxUCL, the University of Cambridge, and University of London among others. She tweets as @KGuilaine
The boldest book on Blackness I have read. The writing is
revelatory, necessary and brilliant. I haven't felt this
seen by a text before * Candice Carty-Williams, Sunday Times
bestselling author of 'Queenie' *
An unflinching examination of the daily assaults of
anti-Blackness weathering Black bodies, hearts, and minds. With
clarity and compassion, Guilaine Kinouani testifies to
realities the mental health system has long ignored and denied.
This is a must-read for all who profess to be trained in and
care about healing * Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling
author of 'White Fragility' *
Living While Black ruptures and breaks the silences around
[racial] harms and is the offering of a cathartic release to speak
the pain many of us may have been told is unspeakable. For those
that are in need of a companion, even a friend that can support you
in validating your experiences, this book is able to offer exactly
that * gal-dem *
Living While Black is a powerful wake-up call for
Black people interested in learning about self-identity and mental
well-being. It also offers important resources for white
allies * Patrick Vernon OBE, co-author of '100 Great Black
Britons' *
A vital resource and powerful book - an unmissable
read for everyone * Julia Samuel, Sunday Times bestselling author
of 'This Too Shall Pass' and 'Grief Works' *
An incisive and important book that will change
the way you think * Nikesh Shukla, editor of 'The Good
Immigrant' and author of 'Brown Baby' *
When it comes to Guilaine Kinouani, I look forward to nothing short
of brilliance. However, I couldn't have been prepared for this
stunning piece of work that Guilaine has blessed myself and the
world with. This will be a book that I read, recommend and refer
to for years to come * Kelechi Okafor, host of 'Say Your Mind'
podcast *
Guilaine Kinouani's book both expands and strengthens current
narratives on race ... There is honest, razor-sharp, and
unrelenting description of, for example, the relationship between
white women and black women - seldom written about and barely
approached in any discourse around feminism or psychology ...There
are precious stones to be discovered in these pages -
materials, tools, reflections. But for me it is so much more
than this ... Kinouani's searing commentary reminds us
just how little black lives have mattered in the history of
counselling and psychology ... A fascinating and impressive
book that stands witness to what it is like to 'live while
Black' * The Psychologist *
Every feeling I've experienced as a Black woman navigating my
way through this racist world was articulated here. Texts on
race often just expose trauma. The beauty of this was she also
offered solutions. This book felt like The Ancestors had
enveloped me in a huge hug, whispered in my ear and gave me the
strength to just keep going * Ava Vidal *
This powerful and timely book is an essential read for
everyone with the very real potential to save Black lives *
Temi Mwale, Founder, The 4Front *
Living While Black, with its radical foundations and
extensive content, is groundbreaking in nature. It's not
about merely surviving racism, it's about thriving in spite of it
... [it is] like validation for all that I have felt, reassurance
that racial trauma is not only real but incredibly harmful, and
also hope for the future. * Bad Form Review *
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