A Research Project of

Charlyn Green Fareed, Ph.D. 

sbwproject96@gmail.com


Take Intentional Action

Focus on one area where you feel most impacted.  Then take action via daily practice.  If you feel it's more than one, take one at a time.


​Staying Aware & Taking Action to Safeguard Health & Wellness

Awareness/Acceptance: 
Accept that these behaviors are a part of our unconscious cultural habits that we learned from mother models and passed down from one generation to the next

Balance:  
Be aware of when you’re practicing these unhealthy behaviors and make adjustments/changes

Controlling/Changing:  
Once “aware” we have choices to control and or change any of these behaviors that do not benefit our overall health and wellness.

**Reminder:  These behaviors are culturally embedded over generations via Mother models, so be gentle with yourself as you "rewire" and incorporate healthier behaviors and ways of living.



Resources:


​Therapy:

therapyforblackgirls.com
An online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls

Books/Articles:

Boyd, J. (1999). Girlfriend to girlfriend: Everyday wisdom and affirmations from the sister circle.  New York: Plume.

Curphey, S. (2003, June 24). Black women mental-health needs unmet.   Women’s eNews [on-line]. Retrieved March 10, 2004, from http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1392/context/archive

DeGruy-Leary, J. (2005). Post traumatic slave syndrome: America’s legacy of enduring injury and healing, Uptone Press.

Green Fareed, C. (2014). Coaching Strong Black Women.  
Coaching World, Issue 9 February 2014.
    
Jones, C., & Shorter-Gooden, K. (2003). Shifting: The double lives of Black women in America. New York:Harper Collins.

Neal-Barnett, A. (2003). Soothe your nerves: The Black woman’s guide to understanding and overcoming anxiety, panic, and fear.New York: Fireside.

Parks-Bani, C. (2001, October). Exploring the “strong Black woman” motif:  Implications for health promotion and disease prevention among African American women.  Pilot study findings presented at the 129th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Scott, K. (1991). The habit of surviving: Black women’s strategies for life. New Brunswick, N.J:Rutgers University Press

Thompkins, T. (2004) The real lives of strong Black women.  St. Paul, MN:Consortium.

 Vanzant, I. (1995). The value in the valley: A Black woman’s guide through life’s
  dilemmas. New York: Simon & Schuster.
 
Vanzant, I. (2008).  Tapping the power within: A path to self-empowerment for women.             
 New York: Smiley Books/Hay House, Inc.