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October Equity & Belonging Discussion

The purpose of this survey is to allow continued community development of resources. There are 7 open-ended questions pertaining to the book My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies.

You do not have to have read the book to answer these questions. Your experience and outside knowledge may still be helpful!

Answer the questions with as much or as little detail as you would like. Refer to other sources, link videos, or tell us personal stories. The hope is that from these questionnaires the Equity and Belonging Committee and the Resource Hub working group will be able to develop future workshops, webinars, and resources.

By answering these surveys you can participate in our community equity efforts without having to attend live events!

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Equity and Belonging Fellow via email, DEI@collegiaterecovery.org

What does the title of the book mean? How is it a jumping off point

for the author?

The author writes, “Race is a myth—something made up in the seventeenth century that has been carried forward . . . into the present.” (p. 67) When and why was this myth created?

Why does the author differentiate between white supremacy and white body supremacy? What are its implications?

What is the difference between clean pain and dirty pain? How does the author revisit these concepts (directly and indirectly) throughout the book?

What is the vagus or “soul” nerve? How does it contribute to white body supremacy? How can it be used to heal from it?

Emotional and historical trauma can be felt physically and can be transmitted generationally. How does that idea impact your understanding of yourself? Your family? Your community?

The book involves both reading and somatic body practices throughout. Did you try the somatic practices as you were reading? How did they affect your reading and thinking about the book?