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“Practical, hilarious, and common sense advice for self-care and self-recovery.”—Common Boundary
Wise, intimate, and full of practical insights, In the Company of My Sisters is the first book by a Black psychotherapist to address the issue of self-esteem in Black women's lives. Julia A. Boyd has drawn from a wealth of experience—her own and that of her "sister circle"—to take a hard and honest look at the realities and issues Black women face. "I wrote this book to validate and celebrate who we are," Boyd has said. "We have been the recipients of many distorted messages about our ethnicity and our femaleness."
WINNER OF THE BLACKBOARD NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Practical, hilarious, and common sense advice for self-care and self-recovery.”—Common Boundary
Wise, intimate, and full of practical insights, In the Company of My Sisters is the first book by a Black psychotherapist to address the issue of self-esteem in Black women's lives. Julia A. Boyd has drawn from a wealth of experience—her own and that of her "sister circle"—to take a hard and honest look at the realities and issues Black women face. "I wrote this book to validate and celebrate who we are," Boyd has said. "We have been the recipients of many distorted messages about our ethnicity and our femaleness."
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A psychotherapist with a clinical practice, Julia A. Boyd is the author of In the Company of My Sisters: Black Women and Self-Esteem, Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Everyday Wisdom and Affirmations from the Sister Circle, and Can I Get a Witness: Black Women and Depression.
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From my position as a clinical psychotherapist who works in a medical setting, I would estimate that about six out of every ten Black women in this country suffer from some type of major physical disorder related to their emotional well being. Pay attention, ladies, there isn't a neat, polite, professional way to say it: we're dying in large numbers from physical ailments that are linked to emotional stresses. Our silence isn't golden, it's deadly.
When we acknowledge another sister's presence or specialness, we're in fact telling her and ourselves that we feel good about being Black women. We're also creating a positive role model because what we're expressing is healthy self-acceptance. Hearing sisters calling each other degrading names is painful, but let's face it, a lot of young sisters and even a few older ones are hurting on a deep emotional level. They're not happy with themselves, and the problems that cause their pain make them feel vengeful toward the world, so for many of these sisters the only recourse is to lash out at other Black women. These sisters need to know that there is pride and self-worth in being a Black woman.
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- PublisherDutton
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0525937080
- ISBN 13 9780525937081
- BindingHardcover
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