What It Takes To Heal How Transforming Ourselves Can Change

Featuring a special UK introduction for all print and ebook editions A visionary, personal, compassionate, empowering guide BESSEL VAN DER KOLKBeautifully intimate and wildly expansive BREN BROWNWhat would it do to movements, to our society and culture, to have the principles of healing at the very center? What does it mean to center healing in every structure and everything we create?As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, Prentis Hemphill shows us how. What It Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment the recognition of our bodys sensations and habits, and the beliefs that inform them are critical to lasting healing and transformation. Hemphill, an expert embodiment practitioner, therapist, and activist, who has partnered with Tarana Burke and Esther Perel, among others, shows us that we dont have to carry our emotional burdens alone. Hemphill demonstrates a future in which healing is done in community, weaving together stories from their own experience as a trauma survivor with clinical accounts and lessons learned from their time as a social movement architect. In this lifeaffirming framework for the way forward, Hemphill shows us how to heal our bodies, minds and souls to develop the interpersonal skills necessary... | Prentis Hemphill What It Takes To Heal : How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the