{"product_id":"the-quaking-of-america-an-embodied-guide-to-navigating-our-nations-upheaval-and-racial-reckoning-hardcover","title":"The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eResmaa Menakem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/i\u003e surveys America's deteriorating democracy and offers embodied practices to help us protect ourselves and our country. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All of us need to read this book--and then act on it.\"--Angela Rye, NPR political analyst and former CNN commentator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\". . . a volume our country, our bodies, and our humanity desperately need.\"--Michael Eric Dyson, author of \u003ci\u003eEntertaining Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Time Coming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Quaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through somatic processes addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are working to incite mass radicalization, widespread chaos, and a collective trauma response in tens of millions of American bodies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, most of us are utterly unprepared for this potential mayhem. This book can help prepare us--and possibly prevent further destruction. This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on practices that can help us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuild presence and discernment in our bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSettle our bodies during the heat of conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaintain our safety, sanity, and stability in dangerous situations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeal our personal and collective racialized trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePractice embodied social action\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTurn \u003ci\u003etoward\u003c\/i\u003e instead of \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e one another\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and perfectly timed guide to help us navigate our widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResmaa Menakem\u003c\/b\u003e, MSW, LICSW, SEP, is a leading voice in today's conversation on racialized trauma. He created Cultural Somatics, which utilizes the body and resilience as mechanisms for growth. As a therapist, trauma specialist, and the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions, a leadership consulting firm, Resmaa dedicates his expertise to coaching leaders through civil unrest, organizational change, and community building. He is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52517573755187,"sku":"9781949481662","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aS9LbjNLZENQZ2Z1R3Zud1o5aWVaQT09.webp?v=1760446677","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-quaking-of-america-an-embodied-guide-to-navigating-our-nations-upheaval-and-racial-reckoning-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}