Description
| Product ID: | 9781946764041 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Healing |
| Subtitle: | One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches |
| Authors: | Author: Saeeda Hafiz |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethnic studies, Ethnic studies, Exercise and workouts, Social & cultural history, Gender studies: women, Ethnic studies, Black & Asian studies, Exercise & workout books |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A fascinating story of race and class, poverty and addiction, healing and childhood trauma—and what they can teach us about ourselves and our definition of success Graduating, getting established in your career, and dating another professional are things many young middle-class women expect to do and take for granted. But when your parents don''t support you and you have siblings in prison, those milestones seem monumental. What does growing up poor do to your self-esteem? How do patterns of stress and family violence, poor diet and poor health continue to affect you even after you escape to a higher income bracket? And what can one woman do to turn around the cycle of racism, poverty, and intergenerational suffering? Hafiz gives a frank account of the anxiety and rewards of becoming "middle class" through a complete change of diet and adopting habits such as traveling and doing yoga. While her peers pursue one kind of African American dream by climbing the corporate ladder, Hafiz finds meaning in learning to cook macrobiotic food and practice meditation. By doing so, she recovers from chronic health conditions and heals from the family trauma she has inherited. |
| Imprint Name: | Parallax Press |
| Publisher Name: | Parallax Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-07-17 |
