New Black Woman Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day (Empowering Book for Women)
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Biografisk notat
Marita Golden, cofounder and president emeritus of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, is a veteran teacher of writing and an acclaimed award-winning author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. She has served as a member of the faculties of the MFA graduate creative writing programs at George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University and in the MA creative writing program at John Hopkins University and has taught writing internationally to a variety of constituencies. She has been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey as a remarkable leader for black women worldwide. She currently lives in Maryland.New Black Woman Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day (Empowering Book for Women)
<p>“Love—whether it is loving others or yourself—is the most important thing. It is a doorway for compassion, kindness, gratitude and well-being. Marita Golden’s moving personal narrative invites you to step through a new door; to be with yourself, and ultimately, to love yourself in only the way you know how.”<br />
<b>—Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley,</b> blogger, interviewer, memoirist, and author of <i>The Gift of Crisis</i>
</p><p>
“Golden is adept in her prose and delivers a bold, honest, unflinching gaze at the myriad issues impacting Black women. She emboldens her readers to become New Age Strong Black Women who prevail over their history and rise from the ashes of the past with a brave understanding of what it means to be Black and female in the world today. These essays are creative, inventive, and necessary.”<br />
<b>—M.J. Fievre,</b> educator, editor, playwright, and author of the Badass Black Girl series
</p><p>
“Golden’s journey is along a road that, in the end, is filled with trees bearing fruit of a very special life and lives, thankfully shared by one of our most powerful writers.”<br />
<b>—Charlayne Hunter-Gault,</b> American civil rights activist, journalist, and former foreign correspondent for NPR, CNN, and PBS
</p><p>
“It illuminates the present while scouring the past, and points to a future where Black women can be vibrant, healthy, and equally considered members of society.”<br />
<b>—Karen Arrington,</b> coach, mentor, philanthropist, and author of NAACP Image Award-winning <i>Your Next Level Life</i>
</p><p>
“Bravo for writing a book that will long benefit us all.”<br />
<b>—Zelda Lockhart,</b> author of the novel <i>Fifth Born</i>
</p><p>
“Black, White, man, woman, and child—who wants to remain healthy and survive in a world that wants otherwise.”<br />
<b>—DeNeen L. Brown,</b> award-winning writer for <i>The Washington Post</i> and producer of the documentary <i>Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten</i>
</p><p>
“Marita Golden brings us full circle—to the hard, joy-filled, secret, fragile and fierce spaces within us—to bestow that love, that care and empathy we are known to so readily share, back to ourselves.”<br />
<b>—Erica Vital-Lazare,</b> editor of the McSweeney’s series <i>Of the Diaspora</i>
</p><p>
“Golden has come with this new powerful and transformative book to help us break through, to unmuzzle ourselves, soothe our souls and sing a song filled with joy and victory—to sing our own Freedom Song.”<br />
<b>—Jonetta Rose Barras,</b> author of <i>Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women</i>
</p><p>
“Golden asks readers to humanize Black women; we aren’t unfeeling superheroes, but women who need to be listened to, supported, and respected. She also leaves them with an important challenge: lighten the load for the Black woman in your life. It’s a challenge that, should it be met, can create a society that benefits all people, especially those who have borne the brunt for centuries.”<br />
<b>—Monique L. Jones,</b> author of <i>The Book of Awesome Black Americans</i>
</p><p>
“We experience her tears as she shares her story and stories of Black women to unpeel layers of complexities, traumas, grief, and closeted taboos, ranging from colorism and obesity to sexual assault. Saying their names and reimagining stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and Patrisse Cullors, Golden breathes triumphant humanity into lives of Black women who made Black America matter and made America a better nation. Golden creates a path for all those who heed her call to search for joy.”<br />
<b>—Marilyn Holifield,</b> senior partner at Holland & Knight LLP, cofounder of Miami MoCAAD, and coauthor of <i>Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths About Black Student Activism in the 1960s</i>
</p><p>
“I have been waiting for a well-researched and thoughtful book that provides a deep look into the experiences of Black women. Marita Golden gives us that book, one in which she develops the vision and possibility of a woman who is self-reflective enough, gracious enough, and self-loving enough to heal and be healthy. A book that is a call to arms. A book that will empower any man or woman reading it.”<br />
<b>—Dr. Goldie Byrd,</b> director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University
</p><p>
“This book is gonna save some sisters’ lives. Hallelujah!”<br />
<b>—Patrice Gaines,</b> author of <i>Laughing in the Dark</i>
</p><p>
“<i>The New Black Woman</i> is so important for Black Women today. I love this book because it gives Black women permission and tools to learn how to take better care of themselves, particularly in a world that discourages them from doing so. Marita Golden's work is refreshing and enlightening, as it encourages more Black women to deeply know their worth and understand what self-care practices can look like. I'm so happy for more women to have this knowledge and these strategies.”
<br />
<b>—Dr. Amber Thornton,</b> clinical psychologist specializing in motherhood mental health</p>
Marita Golden, a prominent interviewee of Oprah Winfrey, wrote this mental and physical health guide for women to learn who they are, to set healthy boundaries, and to jump into health related fitness practices to balance out their daily lives.
Know Yourself. Jump start your relationship with yourself. Renowned author Marita Golden goes in-depth on how using meditation, silence, prayer, affirmations, and reflections allows for internal trust and confidence to blossom in your daily life.
Set Boundaries. Setting boundaries can be difficult but they are necessary to living life as a strong woman in today’s world. Everyone else’s burdens are not yours to carry and no, you don’t have to fix everyone you come across! Learn how to set emotional boundaries, physical boundaries, and other boundaries to live freely.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Healthy habits to reconnect with your inner self, your body, and those around you
- An empowering book for women to learn how to take back their lives one day at a time
- A mental health guide for women, black women affirmations, and reflection points to develop holistic wellness
If you're looking for mental health books for young adults and/or the strong black women in your life, this book is for you! If you enjoyed Set Boundaries, Find Peace, How we Heal, This Is How You Heal or You Are Your Best Thing, you’ll love The New Black Woman.
- Twitter: 2,885 followers
- Facebook: 1.9K likes
- Instagram: 996 followers
- LinkedIn: 643 followers & 500+ connections
- Marita was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show for her previous book Saving Our Sons
- She was interviewed by Maria Shriver regarding The Wide Circumference of Love
- Marita was featured in a celebration of the life of Ntozake Shange alongside Roland Martin
- She has been featured at many conferences, podcasts, and radio shows across the country
- The author is purposefully increasing her social media presence and email list
Black women are in the midst of a revolution, a seismic shift, a radical reformation of thought and action about their health and well-being and the idea of being well. I see the signs everywhere. I see it in the increasing numbers of Black women seeking professional mental health care, walking and exercising regularly, and taking action to address disproportionately high chronic threats to their health like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The last decade has witnessed a long overdue flowering of Black women’s engagement with self-care and self-love.
The legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic has made public discussion of these issues acceptable and urgent. This revolution takes form and shape against a chilling and challenging backdrop. Mass shootings and police violence are now normalized, our healthcare system is broken even as more people gain coverage. Income inequality increases annually. We are grappling with the impact of social media on our psyches and our lives. This revolution is happening even as too many, including myself, feel like our country is experiencing a psychotic break.
And so, health (both physical and mental), the strength and resilience of our souls and spirits, are subjects that we all own, and that must concern us all. This revolution is creating a new type of Black woman. I call her The New Black Woman. She is twenty-three, forty-five, and seventy. And she is the inheritor of a decade or more of activism, scholarship, research, community, and public discourse about the challenges Black women face in maintaining health and vibrant spirits.
Today’s New Black Woman listened when Michelle Obama initiated a national discussion about mental health. She has seen the real-life positive effect of meeting head-on health and mental health challenges, leading the way to healing and bringing friends and family along with her. Today’s New Black Woman is pressing to change the American medical system’s generations-old racism, whether it be the issue of Black maternal care or the need to simply hear Black women’s testimony about their health. She is not fearful. She is in charge.
The health statistics that seem to doom Black women to early death spur today’s New Black Woman to discuss life, living, and dying with family and friends, easily and openly. Today’s New Black Woman takes time and makes time for herself without apology or the need to explain or seek permission.
This book is a meditation on the practices and beliefs about mental and physical health as well as spiritual well-being that have been the foundation of my life for most of my life. This is a book about how each day, I learn anew how to honor myself.
I honor myself. Honor yourself. That is a radical idea in the Black community. Even against the backdrop of the sexual revolution, feminism, a Black First Lady, A Black female Vice President, Black female astronauts, and Black female surgeons, the idea that Black women have the right and the duty to honor themselves remains incomprehensible to many men and women in our families.
The three pillars of health for me are a deep and enduring relationship with myself, and my spirit; my “inner Marita,” being willing to say yes to what affirms and celebrates me and no to what can harm me; and treating my body with love, respect, and constant care. So many readers asked me after the publication of The Strong Black Woman to write more about my personal practices. The New Black Woman is my response and my gift to those readers and to you.
<p>“Love—whether it is loving others or yourself—is the most important thing. It is a doorway for compassion, kindness, gratitude and well-being. Marita Golden’s moving personal narrative invites you to step through a new door; to be with yourself, and ultimately, to love yourself in only the way you know how.”<br />
<b>—Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley,</b> blogger, interviewer, memoirist, and author of <i>The Gift of Crisis</i>
</p><p>
“Golden is adept in her prose and delivers a bold, honest, unflinching gaze at the myriad issues impacting Black women. She emboldens her readers to become New Age Strong Black Women who prevail over their history and rise from the ashes of the past with a brave understanding of what it means to be Black and female in the world today. These essays are creative, inventive, and necessary.”<br />
<b>—M.J. Fievre,</b> educator, editor, playwright, and author of the Badass Black Girl series
</p><p>
“Golden’s journey is along a road that, in the end, is filled with trees bearing fruit of a very special life and lives, thankfully shared by one of our most powerful writers.”<br />
<b>—Charlayne Hunter-Gault,</b> American civil rights activist, journalist, and former foreign correspondent for NPR, CNN, and PBS
</p><p>
“It illuminates the present while scouring the past, and points to a future where Black women can be vibrant, healthy, and equally considered members of society.”<br />
<b>—Karen Arrington,</b> coach, mentor, philanthropist, and author of NAACP Image Award-winning <i>Your Next Level Life</i>
</p><p>
“Bravo for writing a book that will long benefit us all.”<br />
<b>—Zelda Lockhart,</b> author of the novel <i>Fifth Born</i>
</p><p>
“Black, White, man, woman, and child—who wants to remain healthy and survive in a world that wants otherwise.”<br />
<b>—DeNeen L. Brown,</b> award-winning writer for <i>The Washington Post</i> and producer of the documentary <i>Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten</i>
</p><p>
“Marita Golden brings us full circle—to the hard, joy-filled, secret, fragile and fierce spaces within us—to bestow that love, that care and empathy we are known to so readily share, back to ourselves.”<br />
<b>—Erica Vital-Lazare,</b> editor of the McSweeney’s series <i>Of the Diaspora</i>
</p><p>
“Golden has come with this new powerful and transformative book to help us break through, to unmuzzle ourselves, soothe our souls and sing a song filled with joy and victory—to sing our own Freedom Song.”<br />
<b>—Jonetta Rose Barras,</b> author of <i>Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women</i>
</p><p>
“Golden asks readers to humanize Black women; we aren’t unfeeling superheroes, but women who need to be listened to, supported, and respected. She also leaves them with an important challenge: lighten the load for the Black woman in your life. It’s a challenge that, should it be met, can create a society that benefits all people, especially those who have borne the brunt for centuries.”<br />
<b>—Monique L. Jones,</b> author of <i>The Book of Awesome Black Americans</i>
</p><p>
“We experience her tears as she shares her story and stories of Black women to unpeel layers of complexities, traumas, grief, and closeted taboos, ranging from colorism and obesity to sexual assault. Saying their names and reimagining stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and Patrisse Cullors, Golden breathes triumphant humanity into lives of Black women who made Black America matter and made America a better nation. Golden creates a path for all those who heed her call to search for joy.”<br />
<b>—Marilyn Holifield,</b> senior partner at Holland & Knight LLP, cofounder of Miami MoCAAD, and coauthor of <i>Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths About Black Student Activism in the 1960s</i>
</p><p>
“I have been waiting for a well-researched and thoughtful book that provides a deep look into the experiences of Black women. Marita Golden gives us that book, one in which she develops the vision and possibility of a woman who is self-reflective enough, gracious enough, and self-loving enough to heal and be healthy. A book that is a call to arms. A book that will empower any man or woman reading it.”<br />
<b>—Dr. Goldie Byrd,</b> director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University
</p><p>
“This book is gonna save some sisters’ lives. Hallelujah!”<br />
<b>—Patrice Gaines,</b> author of <i>Laughing in the Dark</i>
</p><p>
“<i>The New Black Woman</i> is so important for Black Women today. I love this book because it gives Black women permission and tools to learn how to take better care of themselves, particularly in a world that discourages them from doing so. Marita Golden's work is refreshing and enlightening, as it encourages more Black women to deeply know their worth and understand what self-care practices can look like. I'm so happy for more women to have this knowledge and these strategies.”
<br />
<b>—Dr. Amber Thornton,</b> clinical psychologist specializing in motherhood mental health</p>
Marita Golden, a prominent interviewee of Oprah Winfrey, wrote this mental and physical health guide for women to learn who they are, to set healthy boundaries, and to jump into health related fitness practices to balance out their daily lives.
Know Yourself. Jump start your relationship with yourself. Renowned author Marita Golden goes in-depth on how using meditation, silence, prayer, affirmations, and reflections allows for internal trust and confidence to blossom in your daily life.
Set Boundaries. Setting boundaries can be difficult but they are necessary to living life as a strong woman in today’s world. Everyone else’s burdens are not yours to carry and no, you don’t have to fix everyone you come across! Learn how to set emotional boundaries, physical boundaries, and other boundaries to live freely.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Healthy habits to reconnect with your inner self, your body, and those around you
- An empowering book for women to learn how to take back their lives one day at a time
- A mental health guide for women, black women affirmations, and reflection points to develop holistic wellness
If you're looking for mental health books for young adults and/or the strong black women in your life, this book is for you! If you enjoyed Set Boundaries, Find Peace, How we Heal, This Is How You Heal or You Are Your Best Thing, you’ll love The New Black Woman.
- Twitter: 2,885 followers
- Facebook: 1.9K likes
- Instagram: 996 followers
- LinkedIn: 643 followers & 500+ connections
- Marita was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show for her previous book Saving Our Sons
- She was interviewed by Maria Shriver regarding The Wide Circumference of Love
- Marita was featured in a celebration of the life of Ntozake Shange alongside Roland Martin
- She has been featured at many conferences, podcasts, and radio shows across the country
- The author is purposefully increasing her social media presence and email list
Black women are in the midst of a revolution, a seismic shift, a radical reformation of thought and action about their health and well-being and the idea of being well. I see the signs everywhere. I see it in the increasing numbers of Black women seeking professional mental health care, walking and exercising regularly, and taking action to address disproportionately high chronic threats to their health like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The last decade has witnessed a long overdue flowering of Black women’s engagement with self-care and self-love.
The legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic has made public discussion of these issues acceptable and urgent. This revolution takes form and shape against a chilling and challenging backdrop. Mass shootings and police violence are now normalized, our healthcare system is broken even as more people gain coverage. Income inequality increases annually. We are grappling with the impact of social media on our psyches and our lives. This revolution is happening even as too many, including myself, feel like our country is experiencing a psychotic break.
And so, health (both physical and mental), the strength and resilience of our souls and spirits, are subjects that we all own, and that must concern us all. This revolution is creating a new type of Black woman. I call her The New Black Woman. She is twenty-three, forty-five, and seventy. And she is the inheritor of a decade or more of activism, scholarship, research, community, and public discourse about the challenges Black women face in maintaining health and vibrant spirits.
Today’s New Black Woman listened when Michelle Obama initiated a national discussion about mental health. She has seen the real-life positive effect of meeting head-on health and mental health challenges, leading the way to healing and bringing friends and family along with her. Today’s New Black Woman is pressing to change the American medical system’s generations-old racism, whether it be the issue of Black maternal care or the need to simply hear Black women’s testimony about their health. She is not fearful. She is in charge.
The health statistics that seem to doom Black women to early death spur today’s New Black Woman to discuss life, living, and dying with family and friends, easily and openly. Today’s New Black Woman takes time and makes time for herself without apology or the need to explain or seek permission.
This book is a meditation on the practices and beliefs about mental and physical health as well as spiritual well-being that have been the foundation of my life for most of my life. This is a book about how each day, I learn anew how to honor myself.
I honor myself. Honor yourself. That is a radical idea in the Black community. Even against the backdrop of the sexual revolution, feminism, a Black First Lady, A Black female Vice President, Black female astronauts, and Black female surgeons, the idea that Black women have the right and the duty to honor themselves remains incomprehensible to many men and women in our families.
The three pillars of health for me are a deep and enduring relationship with myself, and my spirit; my “inner Marita,” being willing to say yes to what affirms and celebrates me and no to what can harm me; and treating my body with love, respect, and constant care. So many readers asked me after the publication of The Strong Black Woman to write more about my personal practices. The New Black Woman is my response and my gift to those readers and to you.