Terrie Williams knows that Black people are hurting. She knows
because she's one of them.
Terrie had made it: she had launched her own public relations
company with such clients as Eddie Murphy and Johnnie Cochran. Yet
she was in constant pain, waking up in terror, overeating in search
of relief. For thirty years she kept on her game face of success,
exhausting herself daily to satisfy her clients' needs while
neglecting her own.
Terrie finally collapsed, staying in bed for days. She had no clue
what was wrong or if there was a way out. She had hit rock bottom
and she needed and got help.
She learned her problem had a name -- depression -- and that many
suffered from it, limping through their days, hiding their hurt. As
she healed, her mission became clear: break the silence of this
crippling taboo and help those who suffer.
"Black Pain" identifies emotional pain -- which uniquely and
profoundly affects the Black experience -- as the root of lashing
out through desperate acts of crime, violence, drug and alcohol
abuse, eating disorders, workaholism, and addiction to shopping,
gambling, and sex. Few realize these destructive acts are symptoms
of our inner sorrow.
Black people are dying. Everywhere we turn, in the faces we see
and the headlines we read, we feel in our gut that something is
wrong, but we don't know what it is. It's time to recognize it and
work through our trauma.
In "Black Pain," Terrie has inspired the famous and the ordinary
to speak out and mental health professionals to offer solutions.
The book is a mirror turned on you. Do you see yourself and your
loved ones here? Do the descriptions of how the pain looks, feels,
and sounds seem far too familiar? Now you can do something about
it.
Stop suffering. The help the community needs is here: a clear
explanation of our troubles and a guide to finding relief through
faith, therapy, diet, and exercise, as well as through building a
supportive network (and eliminating toxic people).
"Black Pain" encourages us to face the truth about the issue that
plunges our spirits into darkness, so that we can step into the
healing light.
You are not on the ledge alone.
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