Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community

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Harness sisterhood and community to heal your relationships and yourself with the help of Dr Joy Harden Bradford, found of Therapy for Black Girls Friendships are some of the longest-standing and most important relationships in our lives - they help us feel seen, nourished, and cared for. As a clinical psychologist with over twenty years of experience, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford knows the power of community and the positive impact it has on our health and wellbeing. Drawing on Dr. Joy's expertise in facilitating group therapy, Sisterhood Heals puts our unique connection with other women at the centre, to help us build and sustain mutually supportive friendships. From how we can better hold space for our friends, to dealing with common arguments, setting firmer boundaries, and navigating the pain of a friend breakup, this book will teach you to create a more fulfilling and connected life for yourself and those around you.

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A wonderful, wise and necessary book, Sisterhood Heals shows us how friendships can be our safety net and helps us to build and sustain powerful connections with other women. Reading it felt like receiving an enveloping, comforting hug. I only wish it had existed sooner! -- Malorie Blackman
Sisterhood Heals is full of guidance and insights on building and nurturing solid relationships with other women. Dr. Joy Harden Bradford offers a roadmap for personal growth and improved connections with others, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and joyful life. -- Nedra Glover Tawwab
Sisterhood Heals is a revelatory work about caring for ourselves and for our friends, and how our relationships impact us in more ways than we ever realized. Inspiring, wise, and thoughtful, this book is a gift for anyone looking to deepen their friendships. -- Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Sisterhood Heals will give Black women and girls permission to celebrate our bonds, understand ourselves more deeply, mourn our losses, and find and maintain the communities we need to heal. It is a gift. -- Tarana Burke
Every Black woman will identify with this book. It is a treasure trove: informative and nourishing, insightful and humorous. -- Dr Maggie Semple, OBE & Jane Oremosu, authors of My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary

Author Bio

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist and the host of the wildly popular and award-winning podcast Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women. Named by Glamour as a 'Game Changer' for her work in the mental health field, Dr Joy has been featured in Essence, Refinery 29, Teen Vogue, Oprah Daily, MTV, HuffPost, Black Enterprise and Women's Health. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two sons.