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📕 Book Cover Reveal
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Hello Summer, Hello Sunshine! I'm super excited to share with you all the book cover for our book. ​Stand Up, Speak Up and Heal: Overcome Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Self-Advocate and Stay Grounded is a book written by three women of color, myself Sofia Mendoza, LCSW, Dr. Lisa Bolden @drlisabolden and Dr. Lizbeth Gaona, LCSW @drlizbethgaona. Together, we anchored onto the liberation and DBT and somatic practices that have helped guide us in our work with helping BIPOC clients heal from painful racist and traumatic experiences. We wrote through tears. We wrote through jarring literature and stats about disparities for BIPOC. We wrote through physical memories of what our lineages went through. We wrote through our own experiences of race-based stress. We wrote though present-day injustices, state-sanctioned abductions, detentions and deportations. We acknowledge the pain and suffering of marginalized communities. We found comfort in being able to do it in sisterhood – grieving, honoring, holding space for each other and committing to joy together. Our book, "Stand Up, Speak Up and Heal" is not a how-to cope with racism guide. It's an invitation to collective and personal liberation. It's a Call-to-Action for BIPOC to move from surviving to strength, and from pain to power, while staying rooted in self-love and pride. To make our book even more special, Natalie Gutierrez, LMFT author of "The Pain We Carry" and "The Pain We Carry Workbook" for contributing to our book by writing the beautiful and ever so important forward. Our book releases Nov 2 2026. It's available for pre-orders now. Pre-orders are one of the best ways to support right now as it's an indication of how well the book will do and determine whether more will be printed for distribution. Soon I'll also be sharing information for early readers, special free webinar for all who pre-order, and other freebies. I can't wait to share more about the book, major themes, and how our communities can work toward personal and communal liberation amidst political turmoil, historical and current racism and oppression. Are you interested in being a part of the book promotion team? Reply to this email and I'll let you know how to get started. To learn more about the book, please visit sofiamendozalcsw.com for more info. Ok friends, thank you so much for being a part of this journey. So many of you have personally reached out and offered support, porras, cheerleading, and more during the writing of this book. |
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