Healing Circles as Black Feminist Pedagogical Interventions

Richardson, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65789-9_16

Cited by 15 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Our findings also indicate the power of naming oppression and seeking liberation by gaining insight and key vocabulary, cultivating critical consciousness, and supporting each other, each of which contribute to supporting individuals who have been injured or traumatized by cultural oppression. Overall, these findings concerning the facilitation of collective healing align with the psychological framework of radical healing and healing circles as pedagogy (French et al, 2020; Lowe et al, 2012; Quintero, 2020; Richardson, 2018). In terms of the focus of this study, however, these findings also contribute to our understanding of how women of color groups diverge from general support groups in terms of their cultural intentionality, the need for a safe and authentic space, and the shared process of de-coding unique intersectional experiences.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

“…As an extension of this thought, Yappalli: Choctaw Road to Health focuses on culturally generative activities that evoke feelings of solidarity and resilience in Indigenous women. Richardson (2018) discussed the healing circle as a pedagogy informed by intersectional approaches; the circle involves (a) interrogating the dominant cultural narratives; (b) reclaiming the living room spaces that allow Black women to access joy and affirmation; (c) owning intersectional identities, generational lineage, and community; and (d) cultivating a critical awareness of self-recovery and wholeness as a pathway to resist oppression.…”

Section: Group Literature On Women Of Colormentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A qualitative study of women of color group psychotherapists: The wellspring of collective healing.

Garrison¹,

Jiao²,

Vaz³

et al. 2023

Journal of Counseling Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Understanding the psychological health of women of color (WOC) in a racialized and gendered society requires accessing, validating, and processing the lived experiences and emotions that stem from interlocking systems of oppression. Despite the importance of responding to the psychological health needs of this population, the group therapy literature on how to design and facilitate group therapy for women of color remains limited. For this reason, the present research aims to identify group therapy-oriented experiences based on data provided by ten women of color group psychotherapists practicing in the United States. Findings from the consensual qualitative research (Hill, 2012) revealed six domains: (a) group development, (b) personal and professional significance, (c) group facilitation behaviors, (d) perceived healing factors, (e) challenges, and (f) advice. Suggestions for future research and recommendations for women of color groups positioned as a wellspring of empowerment, liberation, and psychological health are also discussed. Public Significance StatementWomen of color group psychotherapists create and facilitate a group therapy program for women of color based on their critical awareness of oppression and healing and intentionality to demarginalize spaces for women of color. The present study highlights how their underlying wisdom stemming from the participants' lived experiences and reimagination of healing is transformed into group psychotherapy leadership.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

Section: Group Literature On Women Of Colormentioning

confidence: 99%

A qualitative study of women of color group psychotherapists: The wellspring of collective healing.

Garrison¹,

Jiao²,

Vaz³

et al. 2023

Journal of Counseling Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This understanding stands in profound opposition to today's dominant understandings of self-care (read: self-optimization) in the context of the neoliberal post-welfare states. Radical self-care hence became a crucial point of reference for organizing (for current examples see The Icarus Project, GirlTrek health movement and Radical/Queer/BIPoC Herbalism Networks, among others and see Ahmed, 2014;Richardson, 2018;Hobart and Kneese, 2020).…”

Section: Literature Review: Care Work the Global Care Economy And Care Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Against Single Stories of ‘Left Behind’ and ‘Triple Win’: On Agricultural Care Chains and the Permanent Subsistence Crisis

Bolokan

2021

Front. Sociol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The single story of Moldova as the “country without parents” is unsettling. While it is true that villages in Moldova, as in other post-Soviet regions and global peripheries, are affected by intensive outmigration and labor mobility, the image is incomplete. In this article, I propose a different telling of this story: one that looks at and challenges the structural power relations visible in people’s lives in rural Moldova. It is a telling that points to the overall subsistence crisis in Europe and the relationship between neocolonial entanglements and agricultural care chains. As such, this article aims to bring together reflections on labor migration, well-being in rural areas and the global care economy while seeking to decolonize subsistence production through the abolition of the international division of (re)productive labor.

show abstract

“…Moreover, as Milner notes, “Language is perhaps the most important mechanism we have to construct relationships” (p. 224). For instance, Richardson (2018) points to the promise, power, and potential of Black feminist healing circles in educational spaces to mitigate entrenched historical trauma. She affirms that “Marginalized students of color (particularly Black women) often feel (re)traumatized by academic spaces .…”

Section: Pursuing a Holistic Trauma Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing a Holistic Trauma Framework for Collective Healing From Colonial Abuses

Alvarez

Farinde-Wu

2022

AERA Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this article, we argue that healing from trauma in a racialized context requires an act of collective, critical resistance whereby educators and researchers reject a White-dominant colonial perspective of trauma on the grounds that it is pathologizing in several ways. We introduce a holistic trauma framework for understanding and responding to trauma within a racialized context. First, our framework seeks to draw on multiple forms of knowledge and experience to gain a deeper sense of trauma, suffering, and healing. Second, it uses an organic approach to promote relationships and support healing. Third, our framework explores multiple timepoints by introducing proactive, interactive, and reactive approaches for addressing trauma more comprehensively. We hope our framework will enhance the field of trauma research, which is, at present, overpopulated by White-dominant, colonial perspectives that mask systemic racial inequities.

show abstract

Healing Circles as Black Feminist Pedagogical Interventions

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

A qualitative study of women of color group psychotherapists: The wellspring of collective healing.

A qualitative study of women of color group psychotherapists: The wellspring of collective healing.

Against Single Stories of ‘Left Behind’ and ‘Triple Win’: On Agricultural Care Chains and the Permanent Subsistence Crisis

Advancing a Holistic Trauma Framework for Collective Healing From Colonial Abuses

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About