Healing is the Revolution (HITR)
The Book
The pages of “Healing is the Revolution” invite readers into a discussion of the nameable and unnamable struggles African Americans face in a tense, high stress, and despairing existence in the United States. It begins by laying bare Black American history and why it continues to affect modern day African Americans mentally and physically.
Along the way it illustrates the effects of decades of compounding structural oppression, societal disfranchisement, and psychological backlash on individuals living in an environment where hate speech and hate-driven actions and policy are no longer underground.
But Healing is the Revolution does not stop there. It also pays equal attention to providing steps and opportunities for healing on the individual, family, and community level, revealing opportunities for action and motivation for change. Lastly, it guides the reader through inspirational and motivational activities to support this renewed and/or continued struggle. Part an intellectual book that informs and a self-help book that heals, Healing is the Revolution draws from Dr. Shervington’s intersectional career in public health and clinical and academic psychiatry.
The Podcast
FIRST CAME THE BOOK AND NOW COMES THE PODCAST.
Hosted by Dr. Denese Shervington, the Healing is the Revolution podcast features one-on-one conversations where individuals share intimate - and at times tragic - stories of creating successful lives beyond their traumatic beginnings and for some, untreated experiences. Behind the pained words, learned wisdom, and laughter, are courageous examples shared with Dr. Shervington that display the effectiveness of breaking generational cycles of dysfunction. The series features a range of guests: each episode a personal story revealing joys, pains, and a path to healing. The living improves but the work is never done.
You can find all eight episodes of Season One here, and we also encourage you to to follow us on Spotify, Google Podcasts or Apple Podcasts so you get an episode pushed to your device when it drops and never miss a single one! We’d also appreciate if you could comment and rate the podcast so that we can know what you think and take that insight back and reflect upon it as we strive to create Season Two!
