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Overcoming Everyday Racism

Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions

Susan Cousins author Cheryl Hill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:18th Jul '19

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This handbook provides essential tools for improving wellbeing and resilience against the impacts of racism, particularly for BAME individuals. Overcoming Everyday Racism is a valuable resource.

In Overcoming Everyday Racism, the authors delve into the profound effects of racism and discrimination on mental health, providing tools and strategies to enhance wellbeing. This handbook is designed to help individuals manage the everyday experiences of racism while fostering resilience. It features case examples, reflective spaces, and creative exercises that encourage self-acceptance, positive relationships, and a sense of purpose in life.

This insightful guide specifically addresses the psychological impact of racism on BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) individuals. It offers a comprehensive evaluation of the definitions surrounding race and racism, including terms like microaggressions, and discusses how these definitions shape the experiences of BAME communities. By examining these concepts, the book aims to foster a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by these groups.

Each chapter is dedicated to a specific aspect of wellbeing—such as personal growth, autonomy, and environmental mastery—equipping readers with practical exercises and reflective prompts. Whether utilized in therapeutic settings or as a personal self-help resource, Overcoming Everyday Racism serves as a valuable framework for navigating the complexities of everyday racism, empowering individuals to cultivate resilience and thrive in their lives.

A timely book in the current socio-political climate, adding to the collection of contemporary and academic work encouraging racial literacy. It explores real life and workplace situations many BAME people can identify with. It nurtures self-awareness and strategies to arm against the damaging implicit and explicit experiences of everyday racism. -- Kwame Opoku, National Black Police Association
While we have made some progress around how we attend to everyday discriminations, we also need timely reminders that there is still much to do. Cousins, in this superb text, offers challenge in a powerful but accessible way; not an easy task. This is a highly recommended work that should be read not only because of its own merit, but because it really makes us think. -- Dr Andrew Reeves, Associate Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health
Susan Cousins offers a fresh approach to thinking about racism. For BAME readers it's a vital self realisation approach which offers ways to explore identity and focus on wellbeing in order to thrive despite experiencing racism everyday. It has reached into my heart as a white woman, helped me accept my privilege and recognise my clumsy attempts at understanding. Exquisitely written and simply brilliant. -- Professor Karen Holford, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University
I welcome this powerfully, insightful, thought provoking handbook. Long overdue and timely. From Self-acceptance to Purpose in Life are the fundamental tools we need to remain strong and proud! -- Suzanne Duval BEM, BME Mental Health Manager, Diverse Cymru
Susan Cousins' 'The Wellbeing Handbook for Overcoming Everyday Racism' is simultaneously both wonderfully relatable and greatly thought-provoking. Cousins' account of the experiences of many people of colour manages to perfectly highlight the issues that are prevalent in our society while retaining an air of lightheartedness. I found it thoroughly enjoyable and well worth the read. -- Hélèna Corcoran, LLM Student, University of Nottingham

This is a timely book revisiting race and identity as we face a time of division and uncertainty. This book should provoke greater discussion and insight into who we are and what kind of country we want to live in.

-- Vaughan Gething Assembly Member for Cardiff South and Penarth

ISBN: 9781785928505

Dimensions: 214mm x 138mm x 20mm

Weight: 240g

224 pages