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The October Book Harlem review 9, 2017 Dispatch by Kam WilliamsFor the past three decades, weâ€ve earnestly tried to address white-bodyMy supremacy Grandmotherâ€s in America Hands with reason, principle and ideas–using dialogue, forums, discussions, educationand mental training. But the widespread destruction of Black bodies continues. And some of the ugliestdestruction originates with the police. Why is there such a chasm between our well-intentioned attempts toheal and the ever-growing number of dark-skinned bodies… killed or injured?My Grandmotherâ€s Handis a call to action for Americans to recognize that racism is not only about the head, but also about the body.[The book] introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racializeddivide and takes readers through a step-by-step healing process based on the latest neuroscience and somatichealing methods.―Like Bill Withers, Resmaa Menakem had a wise grandmother who played a pivotal rolein shaping him during the formative years of his life. For that reason, he acknowledges the debt of gratitudeowed to Addie Coleman, whose tenderhearted spirit permeates his new book, My Grandmotherâ€sHands.But the groundbreaking opus isnâ€t merely a fond memoir about a late loved one, but rather asobering how-to tome endeavoring to identify and alleviate deep-seated traumas afflicting blacks and whitesalike. For the author, a veteran therapist who has appeared as a guest on such TV shows as Oprah and Dr.Phil, fervently believes that racism canâ€t be eradicated by conversation across the color line alone, as sooften suggested by well-meaning political pundits. He asserts that race-based trauma is so embedded in ourbones that it can “alter the DNA― and thus be passed from one generation to the next. Consequently, hisinnovative recipe for recovery incorporates a hands-on approach to healing the body as well as metaphysicalmeasures for soothing the soul. The book is basically a mix of diagnostic discussion, anecdotal evidence andinvaluable exercises designed to enable the reader to recognize his or her need for treatment and then getDescriptionthemselves started on the road to recovery. Though the highly-charged subject-matter might ordinarily becontroversial in nature, this text is written in a non-confrontational style apt to disarm, engage and enlightenreaders, regardless of color or political persuasion. Kudos to Resmaa Menakem for such a sorely-neededseminal work which couldnâ€t be more practical or more timely, given this bitterly-divided countryâ€scurrent state of race relations.Publishers WeeklyMy Grandmotherâ€s Hands: Racialized Trauma and thePathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Resmaa Menakem. Central Recovery, $17.95 trade paper(300p) ISBN 978-1-942094-47-0Sensitive and probing, this book from therapist Menakem delves into thecomplex effects of racism and white privilege. Departing from standard academic approaches, he speaksfrom the wisdom of his grandmother and his own expertise in somatic therapy, a field that emphasizes themind-body connection. Trauma, both present-day and historical, forms the cornerstone of Menakemâ€sanalysis. He writes that race is a “myth―something made up in the 17th century,― with the concepts ofwhiteness and racial superiority nonetheless now “essential facts of life, like birth, death and gravity.―The result is that both black and white people are traumatized with fear of the racial other and with the“dirty pain of avoidance, blame, and denial.― At the outset, Menakem implores readers to“experience― his book in their bodies. To this end, bodycentric activities, such as breath exercises, aredescribed throughout. Menakem emphasizes body mindfulness, helping readers move from unhealthyreflexive responses to traumatic emotions to the conscious experience of “clean pain,― which involvesdirectly facing such emotions and thereby getting past them. Menakem is specific when directing hismessages. “To all my white readers,― he says, “welcome... letâ€s get to work.― To lawenforcementofficers he gives the same welcome. And to African-Americans, he offers counsel andhighlights the value of their experiences. (Sept.)Reviewed on 07/14/2017LIBRARY JOURNAL (StarredReview) Menakem, Resmaa. My Grandmotherâ€s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway toMending Our Hearts and Bodies. Central Recovery. Sept. 2017. 306p. ISBN 9781942094609. $27.95; pap.ISBN 9781942094470. $17.95; ebk. ISBN 9781942094487. SELF-HELP Community Care CounselorMenakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP, posits that racism is embedded in the hearts, souls, and reflexes of bothblacks and whites in American society, and that the trauma (as he describes in depth) inflicted on many as aresult of this fact is harmful to all. Menakem then helps readers get inside the black experience to encountereveryday threats and the responses of fighting, fleeing, or freezing in order to begin the
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