This book should be on every psychotherapist's shelf.... I have never read a book on racial trauma that was so helpful to me, personally, as a therapist.--Zach Taylor, MA LPC, Director, Psychotherapy Networker
Dr. Hardy's Racial Trauma is a long-overdue and deeply important guide to an essential topic, and to the effects of racialized trauma on our individual bodyminds, our relationships, our communities, and our collective consciousness. Every--and I mean every--clinician needs to read, reflect on, and make use of this book.--Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP, and author of My Grandmother's Hands, The Quaking of America, and Monsters in Love
Dr. Kenneth Hardy presents a potent analysis of the impact of racial socialization and racial trauma in the lives of People of Color. His account is made more powerful by his poignant narrative of racial trauma in his own life. But importantly, Dr. Hardy charts a hopeful path toward healing the hidden wounds of racial trauma and he paves the way for engagement across race to create a new voice for healers and organizations. A must-read for anyone seeking to heal, or help others heal, from racial trauma.--John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Director, RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity, and author of Wrong Place Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men