Healing Racial Trauma

The Road to Resilience

By: Sheila Wise Rowe, Soong-Chan Rah - foreword

Narrated by: Sheila Wise Rowe

"People of color have endured traumatic histories and almost daily assaults on our dignity. We have prayed about racism, been in denial, or acted out in anger, but we have not known how to individually or collectively pursue healing from the racial trauma."

As a child, Sheila Wise Rowe was bused across town to a majority white school, and she experienced the racist lie that one group is superior to all others. We experience ongoing racial trauma as this lie is perpetuated by the action or inaction of the government, media, viral videos, churches, and within families of origin. In contrast, scripture declares that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made.

Professional counselor Rowe exposes the symptoms of racial trauma to lead listeners to a place of freedom from the past and new life for the future. In each chapter, she includes an interview with a person of color to explore how we experience and resolve racial trauma. With Rowe as a reliable guide who has both been on the journey and shown others the way forward, you will find a safe pathway to resilience.

©2019 Sheila Wise Rowe (P)2020 eChristian

Powerful!

This book made me pay attention and take a hard look at my biases and experiences with racism and trauma. Excellent experience, thank you!

Needed for Parents!!

As a father, that has suffered Trauma from racism, this book helped to heal me. I still have work to do but this book was a good start. I often try to find salvation in women or bravery or ignorance but salvation is in recovery that God has built me to belong to him. I also belong to my community and I’m responsible for knowing myself while serving others.

Healing Indeed!

Thankful for this work! Highly recommend for BIPOC followers of Jesus, it was a healing balm to listen to so many stories as well as to be encouraged through the prayer and journal prompts. Also, recommend for our White brothers and sisters to gain a better understanding of what they're brothers and sisters of color endure, have endured.

Healing balm

Thank you so much for this book of healing and deep insight on how racism has affected my life. It is healing balm to my heart.

Inspirational and offers hope and healing

This book offered the beautiful marriage of spirituality, historical context and exploration of the possibility of healing! LOVE THIS!