Episode I: Sisterhood with Your Mother's Inner Children

Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back!

Join Your Favorite Librarian for Episode I of Season II. After a long hiatus, follow Your Favorite for a discussion on Black mother-child relationships, the continuation of raising and caring for your inner child, addressing unhealed trauma along a journey of self discovery, and trusting the adult version of yourself.

Check out this week's reading suggestions below: 

• "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women" by Inner Burnett-Zeigler
• "First Bloom: Stories of Blossoming Black Lesbian Love" S.E. Howard

But don't stop there, continue your reading with this episode's talking points: 

• Defining and ignoring the inner child 
• Learning to Trust Our Adult Self 
• Not projecting and projecting 
• Defeating the Oppressor: "Not beating them by becoming them"

You are never alone with a book. Whether you find it today or next year-- when you open a book, you open the door to a community. Continue reading! 

Specific areas of warning and possible triggers:
Mention of childhood traumas and some religious traumas