Black Women’s Mental Health () von Stephanie Y. Evans

Foreword
Linda Goler Blount, President of Black Women’s Health Imperative

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Learning to BREATHE: Toward a Balanced Model of Black Women’s Wellness
Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton

Part I: Balancing Vulnerability

Sisters on Sisters: Inner Peace from the Black Woman Mental Health Professional Perspective
Kanika Bell

When the Bough Breaks: The StrongBlackWoman and the Embodiment of Stress
Chanequa Walker-Barnes

Representations of Black Women’s Mental Illness inHTGAWM andBeing Mary Jane
Nsenga K. Burton

Selfies, Subtweets, & Suicide: Social Media as Mediator and Agitator of Mental Health for Black Women
Joy Harden Bradford

Part II: Balancing Strength

From Worthless to Wellness: Self-Worth, Power, and Creative Survival in Memoirs of Sexual Assault
Stephanie Y. Evans

The Travel Diaries: Excursions for Balance, Reflection, Healing, and Empowerment
Kami J. Anderson

My Body Is a Vehicle: Narratives of Black Women Holistic Leaders on Spiritual Development, Mental Healing, and Body Nurturing
Rachel Panton

Black Women’s Sexuality and Relationships: Embracing Self-Love through BREATHE-ing
Qiana M. Cutts

African American Mothers’ Parenting in the Midst of Violence and Fear: Finding Meaning and Transcendence
Ruby Mendenhall, Loren Henderson, andBarbara M. Scott

Part III: Strategies for Balance

Black Feminist Therapy as a Wellness Tool
Lani V. Jones and Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Looking Through the Window: Black Women’s Perspectives on Mental Health and Self-Care
Maudry-Beverley Lashley, Vanessa Marshall, and TyWanda McLaurin-Jones

Don’t Go Back to Sleep: Increasing Well-Being through Contemplative Practice
Veta Goler

Love Lessons: Black Women Teaching Black Girls to Love
Alero Afejuku, Sheila Flemming-Hunter, and Ayo Gathing

Transformative Mental Health for African American Women: Health Policy Considerations
Daniel E. Dawes and Keisha Braithwaite Holden

Afterword
Diane R. Brown and Verna M. Keith

Contributors
Index